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Sun Earth Moon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Satellite | A satellite is a body that orbits a planet |
| Star | a giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium. |
| Planet | Spherical, orbits the sun, with a larger mass than nearby mass. |
| Meteor | A streak of light created by rock in space. |
| Comet | Made of gas ,dust, ice, that develops tail as it revolves around the Sun. |
| Constellation | a group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object is a constellation. |
| Geocentric | Earth- centered model |
| Heliocentric | Sun centered model |
| Ellipse | an ellipse, an oval shape, rather |
| Sun | Largest object in our solar system |
| Axis | Imaginary line |
| Rotation | The spinning of earth on its axis. |
| Revolution | Movement of one object around another |
| Orbit | the curved, repeating path one object takes around another. |
| Solstice | One per year when the sun appears highest in the sky. |
| equinox | Equal Night |
| Gravity | Force that attracts all objects toward each other. |
| Law of universal | Every object in the universe attracts every other object. |
| Gravitation | the fundamental force of attraction between any two objects that have mass or energy. |
| Inertia | Tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. |
| Phrase | Different shape of the moon you see |
| Solar eclipse | When the moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun during a new moon |
| Lunar eclipse | Occurs during a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and 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 |
| Spring tide | Higher high tides during and new moons |
| Neap tide | Lower high tides during the first and third quarter moons |
| Maria | Dark, smooth, lava covered on the moon |
| Highlands | Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters. |