Vocabulary
Force of attraction between any 2 objects due to their mass
gravity
Is there an atomosphere on the moon?
No - there is no atmosphere on the moon
What direction does the sun appear to move in the sky
Rises in the east and sets in the west
or counterclockwise
Pluto and Eris are examples of these
What are Dwarf Planets?
path one object travels around another object
orbit
The moon appears differently because how it is lit by the sun. The shapes of the moon in the sky are called
phases
When is the sun at its highest point in the sky?
Mid-day or noon
In winter, the sun appears much lower in the sky and in the winter, the sun appears _______?
The sun appears much lower in the sky in winter
One complete trip of one object around another object
revolution
Is there gravity on the moon?
yes
How long does it take the earth to make one revolution around the sun?
365 days
The imaginary line that runs through the earth about which it rotates is 23 degrees and is called the earth's ______?
axis
tendency of a moving object to keep moving in a straight line or any object to resist a change in motion
inertia
How long does it take the moon to revolve around earth?
About 27 days
If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere? Why?
It is summer in the southern hemisphere because the earth is tilted on its axis
a complete spin on the axis
rotation
What do we call it when the moon appears to be getting larger each day? Waxing or Waning?
Waxing
What causes the seasons (2 things(
The tilted axis of the earth and earth's revolution around the sun