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/Rotate
The movement of an object in a circular motion.
Obit (position)
A repeating path that one object in space takes around another.
Shadow
A dark shape made when a object blocks light. when you stand outside, your body blocks sunlight and that 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 shining on.
Crescent moon
The second phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off only about one quarter of the moon’s surface that faces us.
quarter moon
the third phase of the moon. in this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moon’s 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 moon’s surface that faces us. its not a full moon yet, but its getting there.
full moon
the fifth phase of the moon. I this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off ALL of the moon’s surface that faces us.
