Vocabulary 1
an object that orbits another object in space
What is a Satellite?
the path of one object in space around another object
What is orbit?
lit moon is getting bigger and we see the right side of the moon
What is a waxing Crescent and Gibbous?
see whole moon and it is all lit
What is a full moon?
earth orbits around _______
[the sun]
the imaginary line in which earth rotates
What is Axis?
the movement of earth one time around the sun
What is a Revolution?
lit moon is getting smaller and we see the left side of the moon
What is a waning Crescent and Gibbous?
brightest object in the night sky
What is the Moon?
earth is ______ on its ____
earth is [tilted] on its [axis]
a pattern of stars that forms an imaginary picture or design in the sky
What is Constellations?
the turning of earth on its axis
What is Rotation?
can't see and it is all dark
What is a new moon?
different ways we see the moon
What is the Lunar Phases
hemispheres tilt towards the sun during _____________
[summer months]
a force that pulls things toward the center of the earth
What is Gravity?
winter months
northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and it has shorter days and cooler temperatures
see right side lit and we only see 1 half of the moon
What is the 1st Quarter?
rotation around the earth in about 30 days
What is the Moons orbit?
hemispheres tilt away from the sun during _____________
winter months
one half of earth
What is a Hemisphere?
summer months
northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and it has direct sunlight, high temperatures, and longer days
see left side lit and we only see 1 half of the moon
What is the 3rd Quarter?