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CPO Earth Science Chapter 17
Test Description: This quiz contains the vocabulary in CPO Earth Science's textbook Chapter 17
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The elliptical path that a satellite takes is called a(n)
A
rotate
B
revolve
C
axis
D
orbit
2) When earth spins this on it's axis (24 hours for it to rotate once (a day) responsible for day)
A
rotate
B
ellipse
C
orbit
D
revolve
3) The imaginary line that causes Earth to tilt. It causes seasons.
A
revolve
B
orbit
C
axis
D
rotate
4) It takes one year for Earth to complete this motion moving around the sun.
A
ellipse
B
axis
C
revolve
D
rotate
5) This is the shape of the orbit Earth follows
A
axis
B
revolve
C
ellipse
D
orbit
6) This is a small rocky body too small to be a planet
A
meteor
B
asteroid
C
comet
D
meteroite
7) A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows
A
meteor
B
asteroid
C
meterorite
D
comet
8) This object does not completely burn up in the atmosphere and strikes the surface of a moon or planet
A
meteor
B
comet
C
meteorite
D
asteroid
9) A chunk of comet or asteroid that broke off. Burns off and becomes smaller as it heads towards Earth.
A
meteor
B
meterorite
C
asteroid
D
comet
10) Occurs when Earth intersects a cometary orbit and comet particles burn up as they enter Earth's upper atmosphere
A
Meteor shower
B
comet
C
asteroid
D
meteor
11) Objects in motion want to stay in forward motion
A
satellite
B
inertia
C
orbit
D
ellipse
12) Scale model
A
a representation of something that is either too big or too small in order to understand it better
B
A map that shows something real.
C
A movie or video to show real things.
D
This must be solid objects to represent real things.
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