Sun, Earth, Moon Relationships Vocabulary #6
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Rotation | Any object that is spinning on its axis. Ex: The spinning of Earth on its imaginary axis, which takes about 24 hours to complete and causes day and night to occur.
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| Revolution | Any object that is circling another object. Ex: The Earth’s yearlong elliptical orbit around the Sun.
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| Axis | A line that is drawn through the center of an object. Ex: The Imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of Earth and around which Earth spins.
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| Spring Tide | A line that is drawn through the center of an object. Ex: The Imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of Earth and around which Earth spins.
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| Neap Tide | A line that is drawn through the center of an object. Ex: The Imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of Earth and around which Earth spins.
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| Waxing | Describes phases following a new moon as more of the Moon’s lighted side becomes visible. (Add wax to make is shine)
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| Waning | Describes phases that occur after a full moon, as the visible lighted side of the Moon grows smaller. (when you wane, it sounds like whine, and we want you to go away)
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| Gibbous | This is when more than one quarter of the moon is visible, but it has not yet reached the full moon.
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| Gravitational Attraction | The force of attraction between all masses in the universe. The force of the attraction increases as mass increases. Ex: The Sun’s pull on the Earth.
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| Centrifugal Force | The explanation of an apparent outward pull that is experienced as an object travels in a circle. This is not a real force but the apparent outward pull is increased as mass, speed or distance from the center point increases.
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