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WorksheetsEES 1.2 Vocab quiz - Earth and Solar System Dynamics Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the name of the invisible line that Earth spins around?
Equator
Axis
Orbit
Meridian
Which object is in the middle of our solar system?
Earth
Moon
Sun
Mars
What do we call the point where two space objects, like Earth and the Moon, both move around because of gravity?
Barycenter
Foci
Perihelion
Aphelion
Which answer best explains a spring tide?
A tide with the smallest difference between high and low water
A tide that happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line
A tide that happens during the first and third quarter moons
A tide caused by the tilt of the Earth
Earth moves around the Sun in an oval shape. What word tells us how much this shape is different from a perfect circle?
Foci
Eccentricity
Barycenter
Axis
If Earth’s tilt changed from 23.5∘ to 30∘ , what would most likely happen to the seasons?
Seasons would be less different from each other
There would be no change in seasons
Seasons would be more different from each other
The year would be longer
Kepler’s First Law says something about the shape of the paths planets take around the Sun. Which is true?
All planets move in perfect circles
All planets move in ovals (ellipses) with the Sun at one end
All planets move in a shape like a stretched-out U (parabola)
All planets move in straight lines
A student sees that the highest tides happen during full and new moons. Why does this happen?
The Moon is closest to Earth during these times
The Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a line, so their gravity works together
The Earth’s tilt is biggest during these times
The Moon’s path is most stretched out during these times
Explain how the tilt of Earth’s axis causes different seasons.
The tilt makes Earth get closer to the Sun in summer
The tilt changes how much sunlight different places get and for how long
The tilt changes how fast Earth spins
The tilt makes the Moon block sunlight
If you use a model of the solar system, which fact best shows that the Sun makes energy by nuclear fusion?
The Sun is the biggest thing in the solar system
The Sun gives off light and heat that helps life on Earth
The Sun moves around the center of the galaxy
The Sun has dark spots on its surface
