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earth and moon

unitB chapter 2

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solar system The sun and all the objects that orbit
constellation nighttime pattern of stars
rotation spinning motion
revolve move in a circle
planet body that orbits a star and does not produce light
orbit Earth's path around the sun
phase changes in the shape of the moon
axis imaginary line through Earth's North and South pole
The north star is also known as Polaris
The rotating of Earth causes the cycle of day and night
The patterns of constellations in the night sky change according to The seasons
It is daytime of the side of Earth that faces the sun
The gravity of the moon causes tides
the moon rotates and revolves
As Earth turns all the northern stars seem to spin around the North Star
A sundial tells time by tracking shadows that the sun makes
Many early people thought the sun and stars revolved around Earth
How long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution around the sun one year
Earth completes one rotation in 24 hours
It takes the moon the same amount of time to rotate once on its axis as it takes to relvolve once around Earth
The moon does not produce its own light. It reflects light from the Sun
What are the changing shapes of the moon that we see from Earth called phases
What is our modern calendar based on the pattern of the Sun Observed
what is a new moon when only the nighttime side of the moon is visible
what are constellations nighttime star patterns
when does a full moon occur when the entire daylit half of the moon is visible
what is rotation the spinning motion of the Earth on its axis
what is a revolution the motion of Earth as it travels around the sun
when does a quarter moon occur when half the daylit half of the moon is visible
what is the solar system made up of The sun and all the objects that orbit it
Created by: Lisa Leonard
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