Science 6: Planetary Science
Quiz by Susan Seying
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- Q1an imaginary line about which a body rotates.Axis30s
- Q20 degrees latitudeEquator30s
- Q3The distance in degrees north or south of the equatorLatitude30s
- Q4Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degreesLongitude30s
- Q5the star positioned directly over Earth's North Pole; also known as PolarisNorth Star30s
- Q6The path of an object as it revolves around another object in spaceOrbit30s
- Q7Earth's yearly orbit around the SunRevolution30s
- Q8The spinning of Earth on its axisRotation30s
- Q9Earth's tilt in relation to the Sun cause the ____.Season30s
- Q10The angle at which the sun's light strikes the Earth's surface.Solar Angle30s
- Q11The day when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equatorSolstice30s
- Q12The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sunEquinox30s
- Q13the phase of the moon in which only a curved edge of the moon's side that faced earth is illuminatedcrescent moon30s
- Q14phase in which one-half of the Moon's lighted right side can be seen from Earth (1/4 of total moon)first quarter30s
- Q15the phase of the moon in which we see the entire moon lighted, and it appears bright and roundfull moon30s