Is a body that orbits a planet.

Is a giant ball of superheated gas, plasma, composed, of hydrogen, and helium.

Is an object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit of any debris.

Is a streak of light produced when a small piece of rock and ice burn up.

Is a cold mixture of ice and dust that develops a long trail of light.

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

The orbit of each planet, and an oval shape.

The biggest thing in our solar system.

Imaginary line that passes through the North and South Pole.

Is a movement of one object around another.

Path planets fallow when they revolve around the sun.

Earth is directly tilted toward or away from the sun which causes equal day and night.

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

The force that attracts all objects toward each other.

Law of universal gravitation

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

is 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 sun during a new moon

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

Darkest part 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 moons

Lower high tides during the first and third quarter moons

Dark smooth lava coverd areas on the moon

Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters

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Term Definition

Term	Definition
Satellite	Is a body that orbits a planet.
Star	Is a giant ball of superheated gas, plasma, composed, of hydrogen, and helium.
Planet	Is an object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit of any debris.
Meteor	Is a streak of light produced when a small piece of rock and ice burn up.
Comet	Is a cold mixture of ice and dust that develops a long trail of light.
Constellation	A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure animal or object.
Geocentric	Earth centered model
Heliocentric	Sun centered
Ellipse	The orbit of each planet, and an oval shape.
Sun	The biggest thing in our solar system.
Axis	Imaginary line that passes through the North and South Pole.
Rotation	Spinning of Earth on its axis.
Revolution	Is a movement of one object around another.
Orbit	Path planets fallow when they revolve around the sun.
Solstice	Earth is directly tilted toward or away from the sun which causes equal day and night.
equinox	Earth is not tilted toward the sun which causes equal day and night.
Gravity	The force that attracts all objects toward each other.
Law of universal gravitation	Every object attracts every other and force depends on mass and distance
Inertia	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 the 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 first and third quarter moons
Maria	Dark smooth lava coverd areas on the moon
Highlands	Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters

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