Vocab
The sun and all the objects that orbit around it
What is the Solar System
Path an object takes around another object
What is an orbit
Large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun
What is a planet
The planets stay in orbit because of the sun's what
What is the sun's gravity
Large ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun
What is a comet
Different shapes the moon seems to have
What are phases
The moon appears to move in the sky every night because of Earth's what
What is Earth's Rotation
The tilting of our planet's axis causes these
What are the seasons
Chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun
What is an asteroid
Imaginary line that goes through the North Pole and the South Pole
What is the axis
The moon is called this when it looks like God's thumbnail
What is a crescent moon
The Earth will take one day to ______________
What is rotate
The spinning of an object on its axis
What is a rotation
Result of the moon’s shadow falling on Earth
What is a solar eclipse
This planet is closest to the sun
What is Mercury
Compare a lunar eclipse to the new moon. How are they similar
They are both not visible
Movement of one object around another
What is a revolution
Result of Earth’s shadow falling on the moon
What is a lunar eclipse
These planets are rocky on the surface
What are the inner planets
Compare the inner and outer planets. How are they similar
What is they are similar because they all orbit the sun