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Vocabulary Quiz: When is a Planet Not a Planet?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word 'approximately' mean?

a)

Exactly

b)

Nearly correct or exact

c)

Not even close

d)

Completely wrong

2.

The word 'astronomical' is related to which field?

a)

Biology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Astronomy

d)

Geography

3.

What are 'criteria'?

a)

Random guesses

b)

Rules, standards, or tests

c)

Unrelated facts

d)

Personal opinions.

4.

Fill in the blank: The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere is called the ________.

a)

A) Radius

b)

B) Circumference

c)

C) Diameter

d)

D) Perimeter

5.

What does it mean to 'evaluate'?

a)

To ignore

b)

To judge or discover the value

c)

To create

d)

To destroy

6.

What are 'spheres'?

a)

Flat surfaces

b)

Anything that is shaped like a ball or globe

c)

Irregular shapes

d)

Cubes

7.

Looking at an ______ chart can help you locate planets and constellations of stars.

a)

geographical

b)

astronomical

c)

historical

d)

biological

8.

Which of the following is an example of a sphere?

a)

A) Cube

b)

B) Pyramid

c)

C) Basketball

d)

D) Square

9.

What is the term for the path one object takes around another in space?

a)

A) Rotation

b)

B) Orbit

c)

C) Revolution

d)

D) Spin

10.

Which word describes something related to space and celestial objects?

a)

A) Astronomical

b)

B) Geological

c)

C) Biological

d)

D) Historical

11.

What is the process of determining the size, amount, or degree of something?

a)

Calculation

b)

Estimation

c)

Evaluation

d)

Measurement

12.

What is the term for the distance across a circle through its center?

a)

A) Radius

b)

B) Diameter

c)

C) Circumference

d)

D) Perimeter

13.

Fill in the blank: 'Astronomical' is related to the science of the sun, stars, planets, and space objects.

a)

approximately

b)

astronomical

c)

calculation

d)

criteria

14.

What does 'calculation' mean?

a)

the act of determining something using mathematics

b)

to move in a circle around an object

c)

rules by which something or someone can be measured

d)

nearly correct; about

15.

What is the definition of 'diameter'?

a)

the length of a straight line passing through a circle, from one side to the other

b)

to judge or discover the value of something

c)

having to do with the science of the sun, stars, planets, and space objects

d)

nearly correct; about