The Moon
The moon phase when the entire moon is shines bright in the night sky
Full Moon
This planet is located 1 astronomical unit from the sun.
The Earth
The 2nd planet in our solar system located 2/3 of an a.u. from the sun.
Venus
Often refereed to as shooting stars.
Meteors
Another name for the Earth's orbit around the sun.
A revolution
The moon phase when no parts of the moon are visible in the night sky.
New Moon
This planet is the farthest from the sun at 30 a.u.
Neptune
The sixth planet in our solar system, known for its distinct rings.
Saturn
A celestial body that orbits a planet.
A moon
Another name for the Earth's spin around its axis.
A rotation
This term describes when the moon is growing larger in the night sky.
Waxing
The first planet in our solar system
Mercury
The region of our solar system separating mars and Jupiter.
The asteroid belt
A spherical celestial body, made of rock or gas, that revolves around a star.
A planet
The length of one Earth rotation.
24 hours or 1 day
This term describes when the moon is getting smaller in the night sky.
Waning
The fifth and largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
The largest celestial body in our solar system.
The sun
The number of objects in our solar system classified as stars.
1 (one)
The length of one Earth revolution.
365 days or 1 year
When more than 1/2 of the moon is visible in the sky, but the moon is not completely full.
Gibbous moon.
The seventh planet in our solar system, whose axis does not point towards the north star.
Uranus
The fourth planet in our solar system.
Mars
This causes the change in appearance of the moon over the course of a month.
The moons rotation around the earth
A group of planets that travel around a star.
A Solar System