Earth
Sun
Moon
This and That
Vocabulary
100

This causes the Earth's seasons.

tilt of the Earth

100

The word "solar" refers to this object.

sun

100

It takes this long for the moon to revolve completely around the Earth.

29 days or about a month

100

Objects in the sky that make their own light and can be seen at night.

stars

100

This word describes the Earth spinning continuously.

rotating

200

The shape of the Earth

sphere

200

The sun is a big fiery ball of gas called this.

star

200

Solar refers to the sun. This term refers to the moon.

lunar

200
It takes this long for the Earth to complete on full rotation.
What is 24 hours?
200

This imaginary line goes from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth.

axis

300

The Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun.

365 days or 1 year
300

The sun rises in this direction.

east

300

During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.

new moon

300
This object is used to study far away objects in the sky.
What is a "telescope"?
300

This term is used to describe the phase of the moon when we see all of the lit side.

full moon

400

The way someone or something looks

Appearance

400

The moon when it appears as a bright circle.

full moon

400

When we see the moon like a banana it is called a

crescent moon

400
The sun appears higher in the sky during this time of year because of the tilt of the earth.
What is "summer"?
400

when we start seeing more of the moon, but not yet a full moon what is called

Gibbous moon

500

The imaginary line horizontally around the middle of the Earth.

equator

500
The Big Dipper is a pattern in the sky by dots connecting. This is called what

constellations

500

which part of the sun is the hottest?

core

500

What is the largest body in our Solar System?


sun

500

A person who studies the moon, stars and everything in outerspace is

Astronomer

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