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Sun earth moon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Satellite | Is a body that orbits a planet |
| Star | A giant ball of superheated gas or plasma |
| Planet | Spherical orbits the Sun with a larger mass than nearby objects |
| Meteor | Is a steak of light produced when a small price of rock or ice |
| Comet | A steak of light produced when created by rock in space |
| Constellation | A pattern in groups of stars that people imagine represent a figure animal or objects is a constellation |
| Geocentric | Earth was center of universe |
| Heliocentric | A sun centered or heliocentric |
| Ellipse | Orbit of each planet is actually an ellipse |
| Observations | Of the sky with his naked eye |
| Sun | Largest object in our solar system |
| Axis | Line is know as earhts axis |
| Rotation | The spinning of earhts on its axis is called rotation |
| Revolution | Is the movement of one object around onother |
| Orbit | Around the Sun is an ellipse |
| Solstice | Occur when either the northern or southern hemisphere is at its strongest ti T towards the Sun |
| Equinox | Equal night and day |
| Gravity | Force that attracts all objects towards each other is called gravity |
| Law of universal | States that every object in the universe attracts every other object. |
| Intertia | Is 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 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 water |
| Spring tide | Higher high tides during full and new moons |
| Neap tide | Lower high tides during the fist and third quarter moons |
| Maria | Dark smooth lava covered areas on the moon |
| Highlands | Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters |