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GE Earth's Rotation Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The spinning of a planet or moon on its axis is ______________

a)

axis

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

compass

2.

A line, real or imaginary, around which something spins is______________________

a)

shadow

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

axis

3.

An instrument that shows direction and uses a small magnet to show North is______________

a)

compass

b)

sundial

c)

shadow

d)

rose

4.

A dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on a surface is_________________

a)

sundial

b)

shadow

c)

season

d)

compass

5.

An instrument that measures the time of day using the position of the Sun is__________________________

a)

shadow

b)

compass

c)

sundial

d)

axis

6.

Day: Earth faces the Sun and is lighted

Night: Earth faces away from the Sun and is dark

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

c)

day/night

d)

home

7.

The pocket of air that surrounds the Earth_____________________

a)

atmosphere

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

core

8.

The solid rock that makes up the outer layer of Earth is___________________________

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

core

d)

atmosphere

9.

The layer of hot flowing rocks beneath the Earth's crust is__________________________________

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

atmosphere

10.

The center of the Earth is________________________

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

atomosphere