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6sc Astronomy
Astonomy Big 20
Question | Answer |
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Big Bang | initial explosion that resulted in the formation and expansion of the universe |
Lunar eclipse | blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon |
Autumnal equinox | day of the year that marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere |
meteoroid | chunk of rock or dust in space |
inertia | tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place |
meteor | a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in earth's atmosphere |
asteroid belt | the region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found |
rotation | spinning motion of a planet about its axis |
waning | the moon is shrinking |
revolution | movement of an object around another object |
ellipse | an elongated circle, or oval shape; the shape of the planets' orbits |
waxing | moon is growing |
meteorite | meteoroid that has hit the earth |
geocentric | description of the solar system in which all the planets revolve around Earth |
solar eclipse | blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth |
heliocentric | description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun |
comet | ball of ice and dust whose orbit is a long, narrow ellipse |
solstice | two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 South or 23.5 North |
vernal equinox | day of the year that marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
asteroids | objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets |