Space
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.
Astronomy
The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles
Axis
A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year
Calendar
A push or a pull
Force
The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth
Phases
Force that attracts all objects toward each other
Gravity
The spinning of Earth on its axis
Rotation
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
What is the biggest star in our solar system?
The Sun
The force of gravity on an object
Weight
When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it casts a shadow on that object; When the moon's shadow hits Earth or Earth's shadow hits the moon.
Eclipse
A device built to observe distant objects by making them appear closer.
Telescope
The movement of one object around another
Revolution
The days when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator
Solstice
The amount of matter in an object
Mass
Occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun; Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
Lunar Eclipse
Chunks of rock or dust from space
Meteoroids
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What grade has been getting compliments daily from Mrs. Byrd (librarian)?
5th Grade
Equal night; day and night are each about 12 hrs. long everywhere on Earth
Equinox
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
Inertia
The very darkest part of the moon's shadow; cone-shaped.
Umbra
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What color does Greydis really like?
Pink
Earth's path as it revolves around the sun
Orbit
When a new moon blocks your view of the sun; When the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from Earth.
Solar Eclipse
Every object in the universe attracts every other object
Law of Universal Gravitation
The larger part of the moon's shadow
Penumbra