earths place in the universe Flashcards
an imaginary line an object turns around
axis
Pm- Afternoon
Am-Before noon
Day/night
The movement of an object in a circular motion
Rotation
A repeating path that one object in space takes around another
Orbit
A dark shape made when an object blocks light
Shadow
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern
Cycle
Perfectly round symmetrical like a ball
Sphere
the angle of the earths axis this causes seasons
tilt
The first phase of the moon. we can’t see it
New moon
The second phase of the moon. we can see only one quarter of the moon
Crescent moon
The third phase of the moon. we can only see half of the moons surface
Quarter moon
The fourth phase of the moon. we can only see 3 quarters
Gibbous moon
The firth stage of the moon we can see the the whole moon
Full moon
The eight phases of the moon its 29/1/2 days long
Lunar cycle