Question | Answer |
The study of the moon, star and other objects in space. | astronomy |
an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which the Earth rotates | axis |
The spinning motion of a planet about its axis | rotation |
THe movement of an object around another object | revolution |
THe path of an object as it revoles areound another object. | orbit |
A measurement of distance from the equator, expressed in degrees north or south. | latitude |
The two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 degrees South or 23.5 degrees North. | solstice |
The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted towards or away from the Sun. | equinox |
The day of the year that marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere | autumnal equinox |
The day of the year that marks the beginning of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. | vernal equinox |
one of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth | phase |
The partial blocking of one object by another | eclipse |
The rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean | tide |
The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs whrn Earth is directly between the sun and the moon | lunar eclipse |
The attractive force between two objects; its magnitude depends on their masses and the distance between them. | gravity |
The darkest part of the Moon's shadow. It is cone shaped. Total solar eclipse is when the umbra hits the Earth. | umbra |
moon's first and last quarter. The sun is at a right angle with the Moon and Earth | neap tide |