Unit 7: Earth's Rotation Question Preview (ID: 53968)


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The path that an object makes around another object
a) Orbit
b) crater
c) rotation
d) axis

referring to the sun
a) Lunar
b) Sun Spot
c) Solar
d) Satellite

Referring to the moon
a) Solar
b) Moon phases
c) Tide
d) Lunar

Darker, cooler areas on the Sun's surface
a) Solar
b) Sunspots
c) Gibbous
d) Satellite

Pull of one body to another
a) gravity
b) meteorite
c) axis
d) orbit

A bowl-shaped impression made by a meteorite on a planet or moon
a) meteorite
b) crater
c) Satellite
d) meteor

A rock from space that impacts (hits) a planet or natural satellite.
a) metorite
b) meteor
c) Planet
d) Satellite

A rock from space that burns up in a planet's atmosphere
a) meteorite
b) planet
c) meteor
d) satellite

an object that orbits a planet
a) rock
b) planet
c) axis
d) satellite

To spin on an axis
a) revolve
b) rotate
c) orbit
d) axis

circular movement of one object around another
a) rotate
b) gibbous
c) revolve
d) orbit

imaginary line a planet spins on
a) axis
b) moon phase
c) pole
d) orbit

moon phase when less than half of the moon can be seen
a) waxing
b) gibbous
c) crescent
d) waning

True or False: Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are the same as seasons in the Northern Hemisphere.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

A student wants to use a spinning ball to model the day and night cycle on Earth. What should the student to best model the cause of the day and night cycle?
a) Spin the ball in different directions.
b) Tilt the ball while it is spinning.
c) Paint one half of the ball black and the other half of the ball white.
d) Shine a bright light on one side of the ball.

Which of the following is accurate about Earths revolution and rotation?
a) Earth completes one revolution and one rotation every day
b) Earth completes one revolution in a year and one rotation in a day
c) Earth completes one revolution and rotation in a month
d) Earth completes one revolution in a year and one rotation in a month

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