WorksheetsSpace Vocab quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a satellite?
A device used to communicate signals
A body that orbits a planet
A type of star
A comet
Which term describes the movement of Earth around its axis?
Revolution
Rotation
Orbit
Axis
What does the term 'meteor' refer to?
A cold mixture of dust and ice
A body that orbits the Sun
A streak of light from a burning object in Earth's atmosphere
A giant ball of hot gas
What is the definition of gravity?
A push or a pull
The force of gravity on an object
The tendency of an object to resist change in motion
Attracts all objects toward each other
What does 'solstice' signify?
When the sun is directly overhead at the equator
The movement of one object around another
When the sun appears farthest north or south of the equator once each year
The imaginary line passing through Earth's center
What occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from Earth?
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
Neap tide
Spring tide
Which term describes the very darkest part of the moon's shadow during an eclipse?
Penumbra
Maria
Umbra
Crater
What is the term for the large, flat areas on the moon's surface?
Craters
Maria
Meteoroids
Umbra
During which tide is the gravitational pull of the sun, the moon, and the Earth nearly in line, causing the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides?
Neap tide
Spring tide
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
What natural phenomenon occurs approximately every 12.5 hours due to the gravitational pull of the moon and sun?
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
Tides
Craters
