TCI Space Lesson 1 Vocabulary

What is the term for a natural object in space?

• Axis

• Celestial object

• Orbit

• Constraint

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which term describes the spin of an object around a point or line?

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Criteria

What is the motion of an object around another object in space called?

• Axis

• Revolution

• Orbital plane

• Circumpolar star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is an imaginary line around which a rotating object turns?

• Orbit

• Axis

• Constraint

• Celestial object

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the path that an object follows as it revolves around another object?

• Orbital plane

• Criteria

• Orbit

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which term refers to the plane in which an object's orbit lies?

• Circumpolar star

• Orbital plane

• Axis

• Constraint

What is a star that is always above the horizon when viewed from a given latitude called?

• Celestial object

• Circumpolar star

• Revolution

• Criteria

What are the requirements that must be met for an engineering solution to be successful?

• Constraints

• Criteria

• Axis

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What is a limitation on an engineering solution called?

• Criteria

• Constraint

• Orbital plane

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2