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Sun earth moon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Star | A giant ball of superheated gas or plasma |
| Satellite | A body that orbits a planet |
| Planet | Spherical, orbits the sun ,with a large mass than nearly objects |
| Meteor | A streak of light created by rock in space |
| Comet | A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun |
| Constellation | A pattern or group of star to represent a picture. |
| Geocentric | Earth central model |
| Heliocentric | A model of our solar system with everything revolving around the sun |
| Ellipse | Oval shape rather than circle |
| Sun | Largest object in our solar system. |
| Axis | An imaginary line that passes from the North Pole to the South Pole. |
| Rotation | Spinning of earth on its axis. |
| Revolution | Earth rotation around the sun. |
| Orbits | Earth’s path |
| Solstice | one day on one day per year when the sun appears highest in the sky |
| Equinox | Halfway between the solstice neither hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. |
| Gravity | The force that attracts all objects toward each other. |
| Law of universal gravitation | Pull of gravity depends on mass and distance. |
| Inertia | Is a 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 sun during a new moon |
| Umbra | Darkest part of shadow where light is blocked |
| Penumbra | Area of a shadow here light is partially block |
| Tide | Daily rise and fall of the ocean water |
| Spring tide | Higher high tides during fall and new moons |
| Neap tide | Lower high tides during the first end and third quarter moons |
| Maria | Dark ,smooth ,lava covered areas on the moon |
| Highlands | Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters. |