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Earth Sun Moon Vocab

Key Vocabulary for Space Systems Lessons 1 and 2

TermDefinition
Moon a natural satelllite that orbits a planet
Star a luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity
Planet An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.
Models A 3D representation of a person, thing, or structure that si typically too big or too small to study
Scale The relative size or distance of something compared to something else
System a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole (ex: our solar system includes the planets, moons, and asteroids that orbit the central sun)
Galaxy a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems all held together by gravity
Gravity the universal force of attraction acting between all matter
Rotation The spinning motion of a planet on its axis (results in day/night).
Revolution The movement of an object around another object (results in a planet's year as it goes around the sun).
Orbit The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
Illuminate to light up or make visible
Moon Phases the different shapes of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen from Earth
Luncar Eclipse Occurs when Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.
Solar Eclipse Occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, blocking all or a portion of the Sun's light from reaching Earth.
Seasons The four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours. Caused by the Earth's tilt and revolution.
Order of Planets from closet to the Sun t farthest Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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