
Earth, Sun, Moon
Quiz by Kristin Wajda
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- Q1The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and North and South Pole is Earth's________________.center polerotationaxisrevolution60s
- Q2The spinning of Earth on its axis is called ______________________.revolutioncyclerollingrotation60s
- Q3True or False. In addition to rotating, Earth travels around the sun.truefalse60s
- Q4___________________________ is the movement of one object around another.CycleRotationRevolutionCirculation60s
- Q5Earth's path, or ____________________, is an oval or eclipse shape.moonstarorbitsun60s
- Q6True or False. Earth has weather because its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sunTrueFalse60s
- Q7In June, the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the ________________.sunmoonmilky waynorthern lights60s
- Q8In June when the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, the season is ______________________ in the Northern Hemisphere.fallsummerspringwinter60s
- Q9In December, the southern hemisphere receives the most direct _________________________.sunlightdarknessmoonlightstarlight60s
- Q10In December, when the Southern Hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight, the Northern Hemisphere is in the _________________ season.springsummerfallwinter60s
- Q11When the sun appears farthest north of the the equator and farthest south of the equator once a year, this is known as a ___________________________.wintersolsticesummersolitude60s
- Q12When the noon sun is directly overhead at the equator , rises in the east and sets in the west, this is known as an _________________________________.yearseasonequinoxsolstice60s
- Q13The force, called ____________________________, attracts all objects toward each other.speedcentripetalvelocitygravity60s
- Q14The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called __________________.moon piesphasescirclesslivers60s
- Q15When you see all of the lit side of the moon, it is called a ____________________moon.darkharvestfullnew60s