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ES 16 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| axis | an imaginary line that passes from the North Pole to the South Pole of a planet, moon, or star |
| moon | a natural object that revolves around a planet |
| phases of the moon | the regular changes in the way the moon looks from Earth |
| revolution | one orbit of an object in space around another object in space |
| rotation | spinning of a planet, moon, sun, or other object, around its axis |
| orbit | path an object in space follows as it revolves around another object |
| gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other |
| tides | regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface caused mainly by the moon's gravity pulling on the Earth |