Earth's Place in the Universe Flashcards
Axis
An imaginary line an object turns around
Day/Night
(24 hours)
PM-afternoon- after 12 lunch time
AM-morning-time before noon-asleep and when you first get to school
Rotation/Rotates
The movement of an object in a circular motion
Orbit (position)
A repeating path that one object in space takes around another
Shadow
A dark shape made when an object blocks the light. when you stand outside your body blocks the sunlight and makes a shadow
Cycle
A circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern
Sphere/Spherical
Perfectly round and symmetrical like a ball
Tilt
The angle of the Earth’s axis. this causes seasons
New Moon
The first phase of the moon. In this phase the moon is completely dark since we can’t see the side that the sun is on.
Crescent moon
The second phase of the moon. In this phase we can see the sunlight reflecting off of the moons surface
Quarter moon
The third phase of the moon. In this phase of the moon we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moons surface that faces us
Gibbous moon
The fourth phase of the moon. In this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off three quarters of the moons surface that faces us it’s not a full moon yet but it’s almost there
Full moon
The fifth phase of the moon in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off ALL of the moon’s surface that faces us in this phase the moon appears round and completely lit up
Lunar Cycle
The eight phases of the moon it’s 29 1/2 days long
