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Earth in Space Nat
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a real or imaginary line through the center of a spinning object | Axis |
| a hollow area in the ground | crater |
| an apparent change in the moon's shape | phase |
| to move around another object | revolve |
| to turn around | rotate |
| any object that orbits another larger body in space | satellite |
| day and night is caused by | the rotating of the earth on its axis |
| earth revolves around the sun in an | orbit |
| How does a solar eclipse occur? | The moon passes between the sun and the Earth and the sun is wholly or partially obscured (blocked out). |
| What does Earth revolve around? | sun |
| List the planets in order | Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune |