Chapter 13 Earth, Moon and Beyond Flashcards
The star at the center of our solar system
Sun
Spin on its axis
Rotates
An imaginary line going through Earth
Axis
Travels in a path around the sun
Revolves
The path the Earth takes
Orbit
An imaginary line going all the way around Earth
Equator
The day when the amount of daylight is the greatest
Summer solstice
The day when the amount of daylight and darkness are equil
Equinoxes
The day when the amount of darkness is the greatest
Winter solstice
Any natural body that revolves around a planet
Moon
A low, bowl-shaped area on the surface of a planet or moon
Craters
One of the shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits around Earth
Moon phases
One body in space blocks light from reaching another body in space
Eclipes
The bending of light
Refraction
A huge ball of very hot gases in space
Star