Science Unit 1 Chapter 2 - 6th grade Flashcards
What are the 4 inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
As the lit portion of the moon becomes smaller the moon is ___________
Waning
What 2 planets are between the asteroid belt?
Mars and Jupiter
The largest planet is _________.
Jupiter
The movement of one solar system object into the shadow of another objects called what.
Eclipse
This orbits the sun, is massive enough to be nearly spherical in shape and has no other object in its orbital path
Planet
Natural satellite that orbits an object other than a star.
Massive enough to be spherical.
Moon
Orbit the sun and are nearly spherical in shape but they share their orbit path with other objects of similar size.
Dwarf planet
When the Earth’s rotation axis is tilted directly towards or away from the sun. It also happens in June and Dec when N Roth Pole is towards the sun
Solstice
What are the 3 effects the moon’s motion have?
Phases of the moon
Changes in tides
Eclipses
A meteoroid because a meteorite only if it impacts Earth. True or False
True
Small, rocky objects that orbits the sun.
Asteroids
When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere it produces a streak of light called_____________
Meteor
Small rocky particles that move through space is called
Meteoroids
As the lit portion of the moon becomes larger.
Waxing