Sun-Earth-Moon System Review

Match the letter with the correct lunar phase.

• Third Quarter

• A

• Waxing Crescent

• B

• New Moon

• D

• Full Moon

• E

• Waxing Gibbous

• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the following definitions with the correct term.

• rotation

• the spinning motion of a planet on its axis

• rotation axis

• the motion of one object around another

• orbit

• the imaginary line on which an object rotates

• revolution

• the path an object follows as it moves around another object

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Match the following definitions with the correct term.

• equinox

• days when Earth's axis is neither tilted toward OR away from the sun

• solstice

• Days when Earth's axis is tilted most toward or away from the sun

• season

• a period of year characterized by temperature and weather conditions

• latitude

• the measurement of distance from the equator - degrees north and south

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the following definitions with the correct term.

• umbra

• the different shapes of the moon that you see from Earth

• phase

• when the moon's shadow hits earth or the earth's shadow hits the moon

• eclipse

• the darkest part of a shadow, where light is totally blocked

• penumbra

• lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the following definition with the correct term.

• gibbous

• period when more of the moon's near side is lit each night

• waning

• lunar phase where more than half of the moon is illuminated

• crescent

• period where less of the moon's near side is lit each night

• waxing

• lunar phase where less than half of the moon is illuminated

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth's spinning on its axis

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• phase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How often does the Earth complete one rotation on its axis?

• 24 hours

• 27.3 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 23.5 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth's trip around the sun

• revolution

• rotation

• phase

• eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How often does the Earth complete one revolution around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 27.3 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 23.5 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How often does the Moon complete one revolution around the Earth?

• 24 hours

• 27.3 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 23.5 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1