vocab
spins on its axis
rotate
is a group of stars formed together to make a picture(the big dipper)
constellation
a piece of an asteroid that enters earth's atsphere
meteor
how shadows change throughout the day and seasons
at sunrise or sunset, the sun is low in the sky which produces its largest shadow the sun appears closer to the ground wich makes the shadow larger.
the sun
made of hot glowing gasses, closet to earth, medium sized, has light and heat
to move in a circler path around an object
revolve
is the moon
satellite
a force that pulls an object towards earth's core
gravity
earths orbit and rotation
earth rotates on its axis 1rotation is 24 hours , it also rotates around the sun everyday
stars
much farther from earth, very dim,a small point of light, all colors
is a huge ball of hot,glowing gasses that give off light and heat
star
is a imaginary line running through the earth's core
axis
why do we have seasons
it is caused by the changing relationship to the sun
the moons orbit
the moon orbits around us and we only see it a night
inner planets
our inner planets have a longer distance from other planets than outer planets
is made of all planets and other objects that move around one star
solar system
an oval shaped path around the star
orbit
why do we have day and night
earth rotates (spins on its axis)*1 rotaion takes 24hours and one sie of the earth is night when the other side is day
the moon
.dusty
.lifless
.thereare creators
.volcanos
.mountains
.plains
.a qutar size of earth
outer planets
has a shorter distance between the other planets
dirty ball of ice
comet
are chuncks of rock and metal floating in space
asteroid
whats the sun's position in the sky throughout the day and different seasons
in the summer the sun is higher in the sky, in the winter the sun is low in the sky.a t sunrise and sunset the sun is low in the sky and in the miday the sun is its highest point.
sun and other stars
same
.they both are in the sky all the time
different
.star.only see at night
.sun.only seen in the day
order of planets and difference between asteroids, comets, metors
mercury,venus,earth,mars,jupiter saturan,uranus, neptune.
asteroid.made of rock and leftovers from oursolar sysestym
comet.dirty ball of ice, has a tail when melting
metors.shooting star,chuncks of matlicor or stoney metal that enters our astphere