Earth Sun Moon Vocabulary Quiz

the path one object takes as it revolves (moves) around another object.

• gravity
• orbit
• rotate
• axis

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to spin on an axis

• orbit
• rotate
• axis
• atmosphere

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a line, real or imaginary, around which something spins

• orbit
• rotate
• gravity
• axis

What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?

• 25.3 degrees
• 32.5 degrees
• 28.5 degrees
• 23.5 degrees

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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How long does earth's rotation last? 

• 90 hours
• about 1 hour
• 24 hours
• 48 hours

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Revolution of the earth takes

• One day
• One year
• One summer
• One winter

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What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?

• Rotation
• Tilting 
• Revolution
• Spinning

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The phases of the moon when the light is increasing and the light is on the right side of the moon. 

• waning
• quarter
• waxing
• gibbous

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