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Sun earth moon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Axis | Imaginary line that passes from the north to the South Pole |
| Rotation | The spinning of the earth on its axis |
| Revolution | The movement of an object around another |
| Orbit | Path of and object as it revolves around the sun |
| Solstice | When the earths north or South Pole is closet witch causes the shortest and longest days of the year |
| Equinox | When the days have equal night and day |
| Law of universal gravitation | The law that states every object in the universe attracts every other object in the universe. |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion |
| Star | A giant ball of super heated gas or plasma compresses of hydrogen and helium |
| Sun | Largest object in our solar system |
| Planet | Spherical cleared its area of gravity |
| Meteor | A streak of light created by a rock in space |
| Comet | Made of gas’s ,dust, and ice that develops tail as it revolves around the |
| Constellation | A pattern or group of stars that people imagine a certain animal or shape |
| Geocentric | Earth centered model heliocentric sun centered model |
| Ellipse | Oval shape of the planets obit |
| Inertia | Force that keeps planets in motion |
| Weight | |
| Phase | Different shape of the moon you see |
| Solar eclipse | When the moon passes the directly between the earth and sun |
| Lunar eclipse | Ocrors during a full moon when earth is directly between the sun and the moon |
| Umbra | Area of a shadow where light is completely blocked |
| Pentumbra | Area of shadow where light is partially blocked |
| Tide | Daily rise and fall of ocean water |
| Spring tide | Higher tides during full and new moons |
| Neap tide | Lower tides during first and third quarter moons |