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Sun-Earth-Moon
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Rotation | turning on an axis |
Revolution | something goes around something else |
Orbit | when something spins around |
Geocentric Theory | Earth is the center of the universe |
Heliocentric Theory | The Sun was the center of the solar system |
Astronomy | the science of observing the sky |
Solar System | the sun, its planets, and all other objects in orbit around the sun or planets |
Telescope | a device built to observe distant objects, like stars, by making them appear closer |
Comet | a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles with a long, narrow orbit of the sun |
Gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other |
Astronomer | a scientist who universe beyond Earth |
NASA | National Aeronautic and Space Administration |
Axis | what supports the earth |
Tilt | causes the lengths of days and nights of the year |
Meteors | a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere |
Constellation | patterns in the stars' positions |
Vernal Equinox | begins on March 21 |
Autumnal Equinox | begins on September 22 |
Summer Solstice | begins on June 21 |
Winter Solstice | begins on December 21 |