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Gr. 4 ch.11 (3+4)
vocab. for grade 4 chap. 11 (lessons 3 and 4)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| axis | an imaginary line Earth turns on |
| lunar eclipse | an event in which the Moon passes into Earth's shadow |
| phases of the Moon | the different amounts of the Moon's lighted side that can be seen from Earth |
| revolution | a complete circle made by one object around another, such as Earth's orbit around the Sun |
| rotation | a turn on an axis |
| constellation | a group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky |
| galaxy | a huge system, or group, of stars held together by gravity |
| star | a huge ball of very hot gases that gives off light, heat, and other energy |
| universe | a system made up of all matter and energy, including galaxies, stars, planets, and moons |