Harcourt Science Space Vocabulary Quiz

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Harcourt Science Space vocabulary

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1.

The sun and the objects that orbit around it
- A.
  
  Solar eclipse
- B.
  
  Solar system
- C.
  
  Planet
- D.
  
  Rotation
2.

The hiding of the sun that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth.
- A.
  
  Planets
- B.
  
  Lunar eclipse
- C.
  
  Solar eclipse
- D.
  
  Phases
3.

The spinning of an object on its axis
- A.
  
  Rotation
- B.
  
  Revolution
- C.
  
  Orbit
- D.
  
  Planet
4.

The movement of one object around another object
- A.
  
  Orbit
- B.
  
  Rotation
- C.
  
  Phases
- D.
  
  Revolution
5.

The different shapes the moon seems to have in the sky when observed from earth.
- A.
  
  Phases
- B.
  
  Axis
- C.
  
  Lunar eclipse
- D.
  
  Solar eclipse
6.

The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space
- A.
  
  Planet
- B.
  
  Rotation
- C.
  
  Axis
- D.
  
  Orbit
7.

A large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun
- A.
  
  Asteroid
- B.
  
  Planet
- C.
  
  Meteor
- D.
  
  Sun
8.

The hiding of the moon when it passes through the Earth's shadow
- A.
  
  Lunar eclipse
- B.
  
  Solar eclipse
- C.
  
  Phases
- D.
  
  Orvit
9.

The imaginary line that goes through the North Pole and the South Pole
- A.
  
  Revolution
- B.
  
  Rotation
- C.
  
  Orbit
- D.
  
  Axis
10.

The movement of an object aorund another object
- A.
  
  Orbit
- B.
  
  Revolution
- C.
  
  Rotation
- D.
  
  Axis
11.

A chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun
- A.
  
  Comet
- B.
  
  Asteroid
- C.
  
  Planet
- D.
  
  Moom
12.

A large ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun
- A.
  
  Comet
- B.
  
  Asteriod
- C.
  
  Orbit
- D.
  
  Moon