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Axis Imaginary line that passes from the North Pole through the earths center ,to the South Pole
Rotation The spinning of the earths axis
Revolution Is the movement of one’s object around another
Orbits Earths path around the sun
Solistces Occur when either the northern and southern hemisphere is at the strongest tilt towards the suns
Equinox Neither hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
Gravity The force that attracts all objects towards each other
Law of universal gravitation Every object attracts every other and force depends on maps and distance
Inertia Is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
Phase Different shape of moon you see.
Solar eclipse When the moon passes directly between the earth and sun
Lunar eclipse Occurs during a full moon when earth is directly between the moon and sun
Umbra Darkest 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 s
Spring tide Higher tides during full moons and new moons
Neap tide Lower hight tides during the first and third quarter moons.
Maria Dark ,smooth, lava. covered areas on the moon
Highlands Higher light areas in the moon covered with craters
Sun Largest object in our solar system
Ellipse An oval shape
Heliocentric Sun centered
Geocentric Earth centered
Constellation A pattern or group of stars that people imagine
Comet Made of gas,dust,and ice that develops tail as it revolves around the sun
Meteor Is a streak of light created by rock in space
Planet Spherical,orbits the sun,with a larger mass than a nearby objects
Star Is giant ball of superheated gas,or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium
Satellite Is a body that orbits a planet
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