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Vocabulary quiz

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Question 1

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Match the definitions with the vocabulary words

Any one of the aspects or appearances presented by the moon as seen from Earth.
to the line about which an object rotates.
One of the four periods of the year
a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another.
movement around an axis

Season
Eclipse
Lunar Phase
Axis
Rotation
Orbit

Question 2

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What is a season?

the line about which an object rotates.

The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another.

Any one of the aspects or appearances presented by the moon as seen from Earth.

One of the four periods of the year 

Question 3

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What is an Eclipse?

the line about which an object rotates.

The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another.

One of the four periods of the year 

Any one of the aspects or appearances presented by the moon as seen from Earth.

Question 4

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What is a Lunar Phase?

Any one of the aspects or appearances presented by the moon as seen from Earth.

One of the four periods of the year 

The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another.

movement around an axis

Question 5

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What is an Axis?

movement around an axis

Any one of the aspects or appearances presented by the moon as seen from Earth.

a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.

the line about which an object rotates.

Question 6

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What is Rotation?

movement around an axis

a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.

One of the four periods of the year 

the line about which an object rotates.

Question 7

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What is an Orbit?

a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.

The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another.

the line about which an object rotates.

One of the four periods of the year 