Vocabulary Test: Unit 9 – Earth, Sun, Moon System

Vocabulary Test: Unit 9 – Earth, Sun, Moon System

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Science

8th Grade

Easy

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Leslie Anadjoe

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Gravity

Back

a force of attraction between objects due to their masses.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Season

Back

determined by both Earth’s tilt relative to the Sun and Earth’s position in its orbit

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Revolution

Back

the motion of one object around another object

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Rotation

Back

the turning of an object on its axis

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Satellite

Back

a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Equinox

Back

the moment when the Sun is directly above the equator: day and night lengths are equal

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Prominence

Back

a loop of relatively cool, incandescent gas that extends above the photosphere of the Sun and above the Sun’s edge as seen from Earth

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