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Sun,Earth,Moon
Sun,Earth, Moon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Satellite | 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 objects |
| Comet | A cold mixture of dust and ice 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 model |
| Ellipse | Oval shapes of the planets orbit |
| Meteor | A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice burns up as it enters earths atmosphere |
| Sun | Largest object in our solar system |
| Axis | An imaginary line that passes from the North Pole to the South Pole |
| Rotation | The spinning of earth |
| Revolution | The movement of one object around another |
| Orbit | Earths path |
| Solstice | One day per year when the sun appears the highest in the sky |
| Equinox | Neither hemisphere is titled toward the sun |
| Gravity | A force that attracts all objects towards each other |
| Law of universal gravity | Every object in the universe attracts each other object the masses of the objects and the distance between them . |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion |
| Phase | Different shapes of the moon you see |
| Solar eclipse | When the moon passes directly between the earth and sun during the new moon |
| Lunar eclipse | Occurs during a full moon when earth is directly between the moon and the sun |
| Umbra | Darkest part of the 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 fall and new moons |
| 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 |
| Weight | Force of gravity on an object |