Is a body that orbits a planet.

Is an object that orbits the sun, is a large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and cleared the area of its orbit.

Is a streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere.

Is a cold mixture of dust and ice that gives up a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

Is a giant ball of hit gas, mainly composed to hydrogen and helium.

Is a pattern or group of stars that people imagined to represent a figure animal or object.

The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles.

The spinning of Earth on its axis.

Is the movement of one object around another.

Is a slightly elongated circle, or ellipse.

Is a system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year.

The sun appears farthest north of the equator once each year and farthest south once each year.

The noon sun is directly overhead at the equator, rises due east, and sets due west.

Attracts all objects toward each other.

Law of Universal Gravitation

States that every object in the universe attracts every other object.

Is the amount of matter in an object.

The measure of the force of gravity on an object.

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.

Newton's First Law of Motion

Says that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.

The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth. They are caused by the motions of moon around Earth.

When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it casts a shadow on that object.

Occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight from Earth.

The very darkest part of the moons shadow.

The largest part of the shadow.

Occurs at the full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.

The rise and fall of ocean water that occurs every 12.5 hours or so.

The combined forces produce a tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.

The suns pull is at right angles to the moons pull.

Are hardened rock formed from huge lava flows that occurred 3-4 billions year ago.

Chucks or rock or dust from space.

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Science Chapter 6

Question	Answer
Satellite	Is a body that orbits a planet.
Planet	Is an object that orbits the sun, is a large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and cleared the area of its orbit.
Meteors	Is a streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere.
Comet	Is a cold mixture of dust and ice that gives up a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.
Star	Is a giant ball of hit gas, mainly composed to hydrogen and helium.
Constellation	Is a pattern or group of stars that people imagined to represent a figure animal or object.
Axis	The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles.
Rotation	The spinning of Earth on its axis.
Revolution	Is the movement of one object around another.
Orbit	Is a slightly elongated circle, or ellipse.
Calendar	Is a system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year.
Solstice	The sun appears farthest north of the equator once each year and farthest south once each year.
Equinox	The noon sun is directly overhead at the equator, rises due east, and sets due west.
Gravity	Attracts all objects toward each other.
Law of Universal Gravitation	States that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
Mass	Is the amount of matter in an object.
Weight	The measure of the force of gravity on an object.
Interia	The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
Newton's First Law of Motion	Says that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.
Phases	The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth. They are caused by the motions of moon around Earth.
Eclipse	When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it casts a shadow on that object.
Solar Eclipse	Occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight from Earth.
Umbra	The very darkest part of the moons shadow.
Penumbra	The largest part of the shadow.
Lunar Eclipse	Occurs at the full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
Tides	The rise and fall of ocean water that occurs every 12.5 hours or so.
Spring tide	The combined forces produce a tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.
Neap Tide	The suns pull is at right angles to the moons pull.
Maria	Are hardened rock formed from huge lava flows that occurred 3-4 billions year ago.
Craters	Large round pits.
Meteroroids	Chucks or rock or dust from space.
Force	Is a push or a pull.

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