Survey Maker Survey Templates Contact Privacy & Security

Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Generate an image depicting the Earth, sun, and astronomical phenomena like equinoxes and solstices, surrounded by stars and the Milky Way galaxy.

Earth and Sky Vocabulary Quiz

Test your knowledge of important astronomical and geographical terms with our engaging vocabulary quiz! This quiz covers key concepts such as equinoxes, solstices, and the structure of our galaxy.

Multiple choice and checkbox questions
Learn about Earth's movements and time zones
Understand basic astronomy concepts

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by OrbitStar42

March and September have an _________ meaning it's at a point where everywhere on Earth, the days and nights are nearly equal in length.

Solstice

Equinox

Evolution

Orbit

The zero degree line of latitude is called ___________.

Prime Meridian

Latitude

Longitude

Equator

June and December experience a ___________ where a point in the year which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.

Solstice

Equator

Equinox

Revolution

Governments agreed to divide the world into areas sharing the same time. What are these areas called?

Time zones

Time frames

Greenwich Mean

Time boundaries

It takes 365 1/4 days for the Earth to make a complete journey around the sun which is called...

Revolution

Rotation

Evolution

Orbit

An imaginary line between the North and South Poles that sits at 23.5 degrees

Axis

Orbit

Rotation

Prime Meridian

Earth moves around the sun in an ORBIT, which is..

A path in which the Earth revolves around the sun

A path in which the sun revolves around the Earth

The tilt at which our planet sits at 23.5 degrees

A complete turn

The zero degree line of longitude is called _________.

Prime Meridian

Greenwich Boundary

Equator

Longitude

The name of our galaxy is called the Milky Way because...

Its stars look like a trail of spilled milk across the night sky

Its stars remind us of the popular candy bar

Its clouds are a hazy white which resembles milk

The galaxy's atmosphere forms milk-like strands of stars

It takes the Earth 24 hours to complete this and it is the reason for day and night

Rotation

Revolution

Axis

Orbit

{"name":"Chapter 2 Vocabulary", "url":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/QPREVIEW","txt":"Test your knowledge of important astronomical and geographical terms with our engaging vocabulary quiz! This quiz covers key concepts such as equinoxes, solstices, and the structure of our galaxy.Multiple choice and checkbox questionsLearn about Earth's movements and time zonesUnderstand basic astronomy concepts","img":"https:/images/course3.png"}