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Space Science Vocab

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to sunlight variations caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis.

a)

Lunar phases

b)

Seasons

c)

Eclipses

d)

Axis

2.

Earth's rotation is defined as

a)

The spinning of the earth on its axis

b)

The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen from earth

c)

An obscuring of the light from a celestial body

d)

The slant of Earth’s axis, which is 23.5 degrees from vertical

3.

Describe the days and nights on Earth when the northern hemisphere is experiencing direct sunlight.

a)

Shorter days and longer nights

b)

Longer days and shorter nights

4.

What Moon phase would occur one week from now?

a)

First quarter

b)

New Moon

5.

The axis is

a)

The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer

b)

An obscuring of the light from a celestial body by the passage of an object

c)

The slant of Earth’s axis, 23.5 degrees from vertical

d)

The imaginary line through Earth that extends from the north to south pole

6.

Lunar phases are the shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

An obscuring of the light from a celestial body by the passage of an object between the celestial body and the observer.

a)

Eclipse

b)

Seasons

c)

Earth's Rotation

d)

Lunar Phases

8.

What is the cause of the seasons?

a)

The changing distance of Earth to the Sun as it revolves around the Sun.

b)

The tilt of Earth as it revolves around the Sun

9.

Which one of the following is a SOLAR eclipse?

a)

The Sun is between Earth and the Moon.

b)
10.

Earth's rotation is

a)

The spinning of the earth on its axis.

b)

The imaginary line that goes from north to south poles on earth.

c)

The amount of sunlight recieved due to intensity and time spent facing the sun