5.8CD Earth's Rotation/Sun, Earth, Moon Vocabulary Quiz

weight

• an imaginary line that a sphere rotates around

• the outermost covering or layer

• the heaviness of an object; force of gravity on mass

• the path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

rotate (rotation)

• a piece of rock or metal from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere at high speed and burns as it falls to the Earth

• an imaginary line that a sphere rotates around

• the outermost covering or layer

• making a complete spin on an axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the layer of gas surrounding planet Earth; held in place by gravity and composed of a limited number of elements - primarily nitrogen and oxygen

• Sun

• atmosphere

• meteor (meteorite)

• celestial

axis

• a natural satellite that orbits a planet; some planets have none; others have over 60

• an imaginary line that a sphere rotates around

• the path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space

• the heaviness of an object; force of gravity on mass

revolve (revolution)

• the path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space

• the heaviness of an object; force of gravity on mass

• the motion or movement of an object as it travels around another object

• a piece of rock or metal from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere at high speed and burns as it falls to the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space

• orbit

• weight

• axis

• crater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

a piece of rock or metal from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere at high speed and burns as it falls to the Earth

• celestial

• atmosphere

• meteor (meteorite)

• crater

the outermost covering or layer

• weight

• surface

• orbit

• crater

a circular, dented shaped feature caused by the impact of an object striking the surface of another object

• orbit

• crater

• moon

• celestial

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the planet that all known life exists on

• Earth

• revolve (revolution)

• weight

• axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3