Is a body that orbits a planet.

A giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium

A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice enters earth’s atmosphere and burns up

A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun

A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal or object

The oval shape of planets orbits

largest object in our solar system

Spherical, orbits the Sun, has a larger mass than the objects around

An imaginary line that passes from the North Pole, to the South Pole

The spinning of earth on its axis

The movement of one object around another

Path that planets follow when they orbit the sun

Earth Is directly titled toward or away from the sun which causes the longest or shortest daylight in a year

Earth is not titled toward the sun which causes equal day and night

Force that attracts all objects toward each other

Every object attracts every other and force depends on mass and distance

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

Different shape of the moon you see

When the moon passes directly between the earth and the sun during a new moon

Occurs during a full moon she earth is directly between the moon and the sun

Darkest pet of a shadow where light is completely blocked

Area of a shadow where light is partially blocked

Daily rise and fall of ocean water

Higher high tides during full and new moon

Lower high tides during the first and third quarter moons

Dark smooth, lava covered areas on the moon

Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters

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Term	Definition
Satellite	Is a body that orbits a planet.
Star	A giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium
Meteor	A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice enters earth’s atmosphere and burns up
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 stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal or object
Geocentric	An earth centered model
Heliocentric	Sun centered model
Astronomy	The study of space
Ellipse	The oval shape of planets orbits
Sun	largest object in our solar system
Planet	Spherical, orbits the Sun, has a larger mass than the objects around
Axis	An imaginary line that passes from the North Pole, to the South Pole
Rotation	The spinning of earth on its axis
Revolution	The movement of one object around another
Orbit	Path that planets follow when they orbit the sun
Solstice	Earth Is directly titled toward or away from the sun which causes the longest or shortest daylight in a year
Equinox	Earth is not titled toward the sun which causes equal day and night
Gravity	Force that attracts all objects toward each other
Law of universal	Every object attracts every other and force 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 during a new moon
Lunar moon	Occurs during a full moon she earth is directly between the moon and the sun
Umbra	Darkest pet 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 moon
Neap tide	Lower high tides during the first and third quarter moons
Maria	Dark smooth, lava covered areas on the moon
Highlands	Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters

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