Sicnce 3 Flashcards
Orbit, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe, Satellite, Impact Crater, Axis of Rotation, Revolution, Season, Equinox, Solstice, Mare, Eclipse, Umbra, Penumbra, Astronomical Unit (AU), Ellipse, Terrestrial Planet, Gas Giant, Asteroid, Comet, Meteor, Meteorite, Geocentric, Heliocentric, Gravity, Tide, Waxing, Wanig, Gibbous Moon, Crescent Moon, Full Moon, New Moon, Quarter Moon
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Orbit
The path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity
SolarSystem
The sun and its family of orbiting plants and moons and other objects
Galaxy
Millions or billions of stars held toghter in a group by their own gravity
Universe
Space and all the matter and engery in it
Satellite
An object that orbits a more massivie object
Impact carter
A round pit left behind on the surface of a planet or other body in space after a smaller object strikes the surface
Axis of Rotation
An imaginary line about which a turning body such as the earth rotates
Revolution
The motion of one body around another such as the earth in its orbit around the sun
Season
One part of a pattern of temperature changes and other weather courses of a year
Equinox
In an oribit position time in which sunlight hemisphere. A time of the year when daylight and darkness or near the equal for most parts of the earth.
Solstice
In an oribit A position and time during which one hemisphere receives it maximum. Sunlight while the other hemisphere reaches its minimum amount the time of year when the days are either longest or shortest
Mare
A large dark plane of solidified lava on the moon
Eclipse
An ovial or flatted circle
Terrestrial Planet
A planet that has a rocky surface