Space Cycles Practice Quiz 1 - Vocabulary

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  1. The spinning of the Earth on its axis
  2. Your answer:
    lunar eclipse
    solar eclipse
    moon phases
    axis
    rotation
    orbit
    equinox
    solstice
    revolution


  3. The orbiting of Earth around the Sun
  4. Your answer:
    rotation
    solstice
    solar eclipse
    revolution
    equinox
    axis
    lunar eclipse
    orbit
    moon phases


  5. Imaginary line that runs from the north geographic pole through Earth to the south geographic pole
  6. Your answer:
    equinox
    solstice
    orbit
    axis
    lunar eclipse
    rotation
    moon phases
    revolution
    solar eclipse


  7. The changing views of the moon as seen from Earth
  8. Your answer:
    moon phases
    axis
    revolution
    solar eclipse
    equinox
    orbit
    solstice
    rotation
    lunar eclipse


  9. When Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
  10. Your answer:
    lunar eclipse
    solstice
    revolution
    rotation
    moon phases
    solar exlipse
    equinox
    axis
    orbit


  11. When the Sun reaches its greatest distance from the equator
  12. Your answer:
    orbit
    revolution
    solar eclipse
    solstice
    equinox
    moon phases
    lunar eclipse
    rotation
    axis


  13. When the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching the Earth's surface
  14. Your answer:
    lunar eclipse
    rotation
    solstice
    revolution
    moon phases
    axis
    solar eclipse
    equinox
    orbit


  15. When the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator
  16. Your answer:
    rotation
    solar eclipse
    revolution
    solstice
    moon phases
    lunar eclipse
    axis
    orbit
    equinox


  17. Curved path that the EArth follows around the Sun
  18. Your answer:
    moon phases
    revolution
    rotation
    lunar eclipse
    orbit
    solar eclipse
    eqeuinox
    axis
    solstice



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