Stars
a group of stars that people imagined to represent a figure or animal
What is constellation?
a shooting star
What is a meteor?
a body that orbits a planet
What is a satellite?
the path an object takes around a star, planet or moon
orbit
the only star in our solar system
What is the sun?
It is nicknamed a "dirty snowball."
What is a comet?
a giant ball of hot gas, mainly composed of hydrogen and helium
What is a star?
the imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles
What is Earth's axis?
the degree that the Earth is tilted
What is 23.5 degrees?
the Big Dipper is part of this constellation
What is Ursa Major?
the streak of light produced when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere
meteor
the brightest object in the night sky, other than the moon
What is Venus?
occurs in spring and fall
What is equinox?
What is June 21?
another name for the North Star
What is Polaris?
pieces of rock found in between Jupiter and Mars
What is an asteroid?
the spinning of the Earth on its axis
What is rotation?
occurs in summer and winter
What is solstice?
the area on Earth that does not experience seasons
What is the area around the Equator?
you can match constellations to your location and season using this
What is a star chart?
a mixture of dust and ice that gives up a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
What is a comet?
a system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year
What is a calendar?
the movement of the Earth around the sun
what is revolution?
the reason why it is colder above or below the equator
What is the light/heat from the sun is not hitting directly and it is more spread out and less intense?