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Earth and Space

5th Grade Vocbulary

TermDefinition
Revolution one complete trip of a planet around the sun
Tide the rise and fall of the water level of the ocean near the shore is caused by the pull of gravity of the Moon
Lunar Cycle the process of the Moon changing spaces
Solar System made of the sun and all the objects that are bound to the sun by gravity
Star an object in space that makes its own heat and light
Corona makes up most of the sun's atmosphere
Sunspot an area on the surface of the sun that appears darker than other areas
Solar Flares a large explosion in the sun's atmosphere
Solar Energy energy from the sun
Wind moving air
waxing Moon when the lighted part of the moon is getting larger
waning Moon when the lighted part of the moon is getting smaller
crescent moon when the lighted part of the moon is a slice with out a center
Gibbous Moon when more than 1/2 of the moon is lighted
Quarter Moon when 1/2 of the moon is lighted
Solar Eclipse an eclipse that occurs when the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun
Lunar Eclipse an eclipse that occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
Rotation the spinning of a planet or moon on its axis.
Day and Night Caused by the Earth's rotating on its axis
Seasons Caused by the Earth's revolution around the sun
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