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PHSciExpCh1
Prentice Hall Science Explorer Astronomy Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Force | A push or pull |
| Gravity | A force that attracts all objects toward each other. |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object. |
| Weight | The force of gravity on an object. |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist changes in motion. |
| Newton's 1st Law of Motion | An object at rest, or in motion, stays at rest, or in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force. |
| Astronomy | The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space. |
| Axis | The imaginary line that goes through Earth's poles and center. |
| Rotation | The spinning of Earth on its axis. |
| Revolution | The movement of one object around another. |
| Orbit | Earth's path as it travels around the sun. |
| Calendar | A system of organizing time the defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year. |
| Solstice | The day when the sun is it's greatest distance north or south of the equator. |
| Equinox | The day, halfway between the solstices, when night and day are equal. |