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 when you first get to school
Rotation/Rotates
The movement of an object in circular motion.
orbit (position)
A repeating path that one object in space tales around another.
Shadow
A dark shape made when an object blacks light. When you stand outside your body blacks sunlight and that makes a shadow.
Cycle
A circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern.
Sphere/Spherical
perfectly round 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 this moon is completely dark since we cant see the that 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 moons surface that faces us.
Quarter moon
The third phase of the moon in this phase 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 moon surface that faces us. It’s not a full moon yet but its getting there.
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 appears round and completely lit up.
Lunar cycle
The eight phase of the moon its 29 1/2 days long.
