Lesson 2 Patterns In The Moon Flashcards
a natural or artificial object in space that circles around
another object
Satellite
the appearance of the shape of the Moon at a particular time
Phase
the regular rise and fall of the water level along a shorelin.
Tide
a blocking of the Sun’s light that happens when Earth
passes through the Moon’s shadow
Solar eclipse
a situation that occurs when Earth, the Sun, the Moon
are in a straight line and Earth’s shadow falls across the Moon
Lunar eclipse
one of many small, rocky objects between
Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid
a chunk of rock from space that travels
through Earth’s atmosphere
Meteor
a mixture of ice, frozen gases, rock and dust
left over from the formation of the solar system
Comet
An object in space that produces its own energy, including heat and light
Star
A huge cloud of gas and dust in space that is the first stage of a star for mation
Nebula
an object whose gravity is so strong that light can’t escape it
Black hole
the distance light travels in a year
Light year
a star that can no longer turn helium into carbon; it cools
and shrinks, becoming very small and dense
White dwarf
- any of the patterns that are formed by a group of stars in the night sky
Constellation
a star that has produced more energy than gravity can hold
together and has exploded
Supernova
As the earth revolves around the sun the - revolves around earth
Moon
The moons orbit around Earth takes - days
29
The apparent shapes of the moon are called -
Phases
- is when you can’t see the moon at all
New moon
- phase is almost a full moon
Gibbous
-phase is when you see a silver of the moon
Crescent
-phase is when the moon appears smaller
Waning
-phase is when the moon appears larger
Waxing
The moon’s gravitational pull causes the and it happens twice a day, the rise and fall of the tides are called-and-
High tide, Low tide
-are small, rocky, or metallic objects that orbit ps the sun in both the inner and outer regions of the solar system
Meteoroid
-is a meteor that hits the earth’s surface
Meteorite
The head of a comet is made up of the - and nucleus
Coma
A - is formed when heat from the sun’s rays pushes some of the coma away from the comet
Glowing tail
Stars have different colors. Colors occur because of the surface- of each star
Temperature
Sun’s temperature makes it look -
Yellow
Cooler stars appear - or -
Red or orange
Warmer stars appear - or -
White or blue
The sun is about- years old
5 billion
It takes 8 mins for - to reach earth
Light years
Astronomers use - to describe the great distance between stars
Light
Constellations are named after - or objects
Animals, fictional characters
There are - constellations
88
Travelers can use big or Little Dipper to find - which tells you which direction is -
Polaris North
The sun contains 99% of the solar system’s total -
Mass
92% of the sun is made up of - gas
Hydrogen
- are sudden release ps of energy from the suns atmosphere
Solar flares
