The Solar System And Beyond Lesson 1 Flashcards
The path one object travels around another object
Orbit
The force of attraction between any two objects due to their mass
Gravity
The tendency of an object to keep moving in a straight line
Inertia
One complete trip of one object around another object
Revolution
A complete spin on axis
Rotation
An instrument that makes distant object seem larger
Telescope
The sun and all objects that orbit around it is called the
Solar system
A. Is any object that orbit another large body
Satellite
A Is a large,round object in space that orbits a star
Planet
Is the 1st planet from the sun
Mercury
Is the 2nd planet from the sun
Venus
Is the 3rd planet from the sun
Earth
Is the 4th planet from the sun
Mars
Is the 5th planet from the sun
Jupiter
Is the 6th planet from the sun
6th
Is the 7th planet from the sun
Uranus
Is the 8th planet from the sun
Neptune
Planets are made of rocks and ice and their orbit cross the paths of other space objects
Dwarf
The. Is the center of the solar system
Sun
And. Keeps the earth, and all other planets, in orbit around the sun
Gravity and Interia
The. Is the only natural satellite of the Earth
Moon
The moon’s gravity affects the Earth because it cause the Earth’s
Tides
When half of the Earth’s surface faces the sun we are having
Daylight
When half of the Earth’s surface faces away from the sun, we are having
Darkness
Is the way something seems to move
Apparent motion
As the Earth rotates from West to East,objects appear to move from
East to West
The sun doesn’t
Move
Earth’s orbit around the sun Days or one year
365 1/4
The. Happens because of both the Earth’s tilted axis and its revolution around the sun
Season
When the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun it’s having And Southern Hemisphere us having summer
Winter
When the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun it’s having. And Southern Hemisphere is having winter
Summer
The Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice occurs around each year
June 21
The Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice occurs around
December 21