Chapter 3 Science Vocabulary (Earth, Sun, and Moon)

What is the path an object follows as it moves around another object called?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Axis

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What is the term for the orbit of one object around another object?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Solstice

• Equinox

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What is the spin of an object around its axis called?

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Tide

What is the line on which an object rotates called?

• Equinox

• Rotation Axis

• Solstice

• Umbra

What occurs when the Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the sun?

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

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What is the term for when the Earth's rotation axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun?

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Tide

• Phase

What are the large, dark, flat areas on the moon called?

• Umbra

• Maria

• Penumbra

• Phase

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What is the lit part of the moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth called?

• Phase

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Tide

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During which phase of the moon is more of the moon’s near side lit each night?

• Waning Phase

• Waxing Phase

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

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During which phase of the moon is less of the moon’s near side lit each night?

• Waxing Phase

• Waning Phase

• Equinox

• Solstice

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