Earth's Place Flashcards
An imaginary line an object turns around
Axis
PM afternoon after 12 lunch time
AM morning time before noon asleep before you get to school
day/night
(24 hours)
the movement of an object In a circular motion
rotation/rotates
a repeating path that one object in space takes around another
orbit(position)
a dark shape when a object blocks light. When you stand outside your body blocks sunlight and that makes a shadow
shadow
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern
cycle
perfectly round and symmetrical like a ball
sphere/spherical
the angle of the Earth’s axis this causes seasons
tilt
evidence models relationships three dimensional patterns
supporting vocabulary
the first phase of the moon in this phrase the moon is very dark since we cant see the side that the sun is shining on
new moon
the second phase of the moon in this phrase we can see sunlight reflecting off only one quarter that faces us
crescent moon
the third phase of the of the moon in this phase you can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moons surface that faces us
quarter moon
the fourth phase of the moon in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off of three quarters of the moon that faces us it’s not a full moon yet but its getting there
gibbous moon
the fifth phase of the moon in this phase the sun is reflecting off ALL moons surface that faces us in this phase the moon appears round and all lit up
full moon
the eight phases of the moon its 29 and a half days long
lunar cycle
