Vocab Quiz - Chapter 13, Lessons 1 & 2

What is a push or a pull called?

• Force

• Gravity

• Mass

• Weight

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What is the spinning of the Earth on its axis called?

• Axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

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What is a system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length and divisions of a year?

• Calendar

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Force

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What is the movement of one object around another called?

• Axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

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What is an object's resistance to change called?

• Inertia

• Newton’s First Law of Motion

• Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

• Mass

What is the measure of the force of gravity on an object called?

• Force

• Gravity

• Mass

• Weight

What is the imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the North & South Poles?

• Axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

What is the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space called?

• Axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

What is the amount of matter in an object called?

• Force

• Gravity

• Mass

• Weight

What is a force of attraction between objects that have mass called?

• Force

• Gravity

• Mass

• Weight

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