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Earth, Sun, and Stars Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. An _______ is the path an object follows as it moves around another one.
a)
sundial
b)
rotation
c)
orbit
d)
path
2.
2. _______ is the action of the Earth turning or spinning around its center.
a)
stellar parallax
b)
solar system
c)
orbit
d)
rotation
3.
3. Our _________ is made up of the sun, 8 planets, and their moons.
a)
heliocentric
b)
constellation
c)
milkyway
d)
solar system
4.

4. Grace and her friends were lying on the grass, looking up at the night sky. They noticed a group of stars that formed a recognizable shape. This group of stars is called a ______.

a)

puzzle

b)

constellation

c)

solar system

d)

stellar parallax

5.

5. Emma and Kai visited a science museum where they saw a _________, a tool that provides evidence that the earth is rotating. It is made of a heavy weight hanging from a long wire which swings back and forth.

a)

sundial

b)

Foucault pendulum

c)

Foucault string

d)

constellation

6.

6. During a sunny day at the park, Priya noticed a _____ on the ground when she stood in the sunlight.

a)

eclipse

b)

shadow

c)

shade

d)

sundial

e)

Option 5

7.
7. The ______ of the solar system puts the Sun at the center and says that the planets orbit around the sun.
a)
Heliocentric model
b)
Geocentric model
c)
Biocentric model
d)
Atmospheric model
8.

Olivia noticed that some stars seem to change their position in the sky at different times of the year. This apparent shift of position is _______.

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's orbit

c)

Heliocentric model

d)

stellar parallax

9.

9. In a classroom discussion, Rohan explained an ancient model of the solar system which puts Earth at the center of the solar system. This model is the ______.

a)

Heliocentric model

b)

Geocentric model

c)

Biocentric model

d)

Atmospheric model

10.

10. Priya is planning a virtual meeting with her friends from different parts of the world. She needs to set a specific time that all her friends can adjust their clocks to. This specific time is known as a _______.

a)

exact location

b)

time zone

c)

alarm

d)

time area

11.

11. Nora is planning a birthday party and realizes that this year is a _______ with one additional day added.

a)

Leap year

b)

Leap months

c)

Leap frog

d)

time zone

12.

Evelyn and Daniel were exploring an ancient ruin when they stumbled upon a ______, an ancient tool used to tell time during the day.

a)

Foucault pendulum

b)

Leap Year

c)

Stellar Parallax

d)

Sundial