WorksheetsEarth, Sun, and Stars Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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 ______.
puzzle
constellation
solar system
stellar parallax
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.
sundial
Foucault pendulum
Foucault string
constellation
6. During a sunny day at the park, Priya noticed a _____ on the ground when she stood in the sunlight.
eclipse
shadow
shade
sundial
Option 5
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 _______.
Earth's rotation
Earth's orbit
Heliocentric model
stellar parallax
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 ______.
Heliocentric model
Geocentric model
Biocentric model
Atmospheric model
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 _______.
exact location
time zone
alarm
time area
11. Nora is planning a birthday party and realizes that this year is a _______ with one additional day added.
Leap year
Leap months
Leap frog
time zone
Evelyn and Daniel were exploring an ancient ruin when they stumbled upon a ______, an ancient tool used to tell time during the day.
Foucault pendulum
Leap Year
Stellar Parallax
Sundial
