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Sun Earth Moon
Sun earth moon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Satilite | A body that orbits the planet |
| Star | A giant ball of a super heated gas, or plasma |
| Comet | An object that orbits the Sun a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light |
| Constellation | A pattern or group of stars that people imagine that represents a figure or animal |
| Geocentric | Earth-centered model |
| Heliocentric | Sun-centered model |
| Ellipse | An oval shape |
| Planet | Spherical, orbits the Sun , with a larger mass than nearby objects |
| Meteor | A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light |
| Sun | The largest object in are solar system |
| Axis | Imaginary line passes the North Pole known as earths axis. |
| Rotation | The spinning of the earth on its axis is called |
| Revolution | The movement of one object around another |
| Orbit | Earths path around the sun |
| Solstice | Occur when either the northern or southern hemisphere is at its strongest tilt towards the sun. |
| Equinox | Equal night. |
| Gravity | The force that forces objects towards each other. |
| Law of universal gravitation | Pull of gravity depends on mass and distance. |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. |
| Phase | Different shape of the moon you see |
| Solar eclipse | When the moon passes directly between the earth and the sun |
| Lunar eclipse | Occurs during a full moon when earth is directly between the moon and the sun |
| Umbra | Darkest part of a shadow where light is completely blocked. |
| Penumbra | Area of a shadow where light is partially blocked |
| Tide | Daily rise and fall of ocean water |
| Spring tide | Higher and high tides during full and new moons |
| Neap tide | Lower high tides the the first and third quarter moon phases. |
| Maria | Dark,smooth,lava covered areas on the moon |
| Highlands | Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters. |