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8.4 Earth in Space Vocab

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pattern (example in nature)

a)

Something that happens over and over.

b)

The phases of the moon

c)

A paper used to cut fabric to be put together to make clothing.

2.

Change in Perspective

a)

A change in the scale or angle at which we are viewing some parts or all of the system.

b)

A set of ways or values that never changes.

c)

The Sun and Moon are always in the sky.

3.

Solar

a)

relating to the Sun

b)

relating to the Moon

c)

relating to the Earth

d)

Relating to the bottoms the feet

4.

Daily (or Diurnally)

a)

Happening once a day.

b)

Happening twice a day.

c)

Happening once a week.

d)

Happening once a year.

5.

Yearly (or Annually)

a)

Happening once a year.

b)

Happening once a day.

c)

Happening once a week.

d)

Happening once an hour.

6.

Elevation

a)

The angle of an object above the horizon.

b)

The angle of an object below the horizon.

c)

Putting others down.

d)

The angle of an object relative to the sun.

7.

Polaris

a)

the North Star

b)

Mrs. Kaup's dog

c)

Mrs. Kaup's cat

d)

A type of pickup

8.

Orbit

a)

The motion of Earth around the Sun.

b)

The motion of Earth around itself.

c)

The motion of Earth around the Moon.

d)

The motion of Earth around Polaris.

9.

Phases

a)

The different appearance of the Moon's shape

b)

Waxing, waning, new, full

c)

Sayings that make things simpler

10.

Lunar

a)

Related to the Moon

b)

Related to the Sun

c)

Related to the Earth

d)

Related to the oceans

11.

Eclipse

a)

When the position of an object in space blocks how we see another object.

b)

When the ocean distorts the moon.

c)

When light bends to make a rainbow

d)

A type of

12.

Scatter

a)

When light reflects off matter in all directions.

b)

When light bounces off in only one direction.

c)

When light goes through an object.

13.

Reflect

a)

Bounce off

b)

Go through

c)

Stop abruptly

d)

A rainbow

14.

Transmit

a)

Goes through

b)

Stop abruptly

c)

Bounce off

d)

Partially

15.

Refract

a)

Bending light

b)

Straight light

c)

Wavy light

16.

Transit

a)

Pass across

b)

Pass through

c)

Pass around

17.

Solar System

a)

The planets, moons and other objects revolving around the Sun.

b)

All the stars in the sky.

c)

The moons and stars around the Sun and planets.

18.

Gravitational Forces

a)

Always attractive forces

b)

Always repulsive forces

c)

Never attractive forces

d)

Never repulsive forces.

19.

Acceration

a)

The coming together and clumping or sticking together of matter due to gravity to form larger and larger objects.

b)

The moving apart and breaking up of matter due to gravity to form smaller and smaller objects.

c)

Moving really really fast.

d)

Moving really really slow.

20.

Galaxy

a)

A large collection of stars held together by gravity.

b)

A small collection of stars held together by gravity.

c)

A group of planets

d)

Space dust

21.

Universe

a)

All of the matter and all of the energy in space.

b)

All of the stars

c)

All of the planets

d)

All of the rainbows