Earths place 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 back 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 light . when you stand outside your body blocks the sun light 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 angel of the Earth’s axis. This causes seasons .
Supporting Vocabulary
Evidence models relationship three dimensional patterns.
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 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 of the moon surface that faces us. It’s not all 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 appears round and completely lit up.
Lunar
The eight phases of the moon . Its 29 1/2 days long
