Earth's Place In The Universe Flashcards
Axis
and imaginary line and object turns around
Day/Night
(24 hours)
PM- Afternoon- after 12 lunch time. Am - morning timer before noon- asleep and when you first get to school
Rotation
the movement of and object in a cirlcler motion
orbit
a repeating path that one object in space takes another
shadow
a dark shape when and object blocks light.when your outside your body blocks sunlight and that makes a shadow
cycle
a circle or events that repeats in a regular pattern
sphere
perfectly round and symmetrical like a ball
tilt
the angle of the Earth’s axis. this causes sesons
new moon
the first phase of the moon. in this phase the moon is completely dark since we cant see the side that the sun is shining on
crescent moon
the second phase on the moon. in phase we can see sun reflecting off only about a quarter of the moons surface that faces off
quarter moon
the third phase of the moon. in this case we can see sunlight reflecting of half of the moons surface
gibbous moon
the fourth phase of the moon. in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off three quarters of the moons surface that face’s us
full moon
the fifth phase of the moon. in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off ALL of the moons surface that faces us.. In this phase the moon is completely lit up.
Lunar cycle
The eight phases of the moon. Its 29 1/2 days long.
