Vocab 1
The imaginary line around which Earth rotates
What is Axis?
The movement of Earth one time around the sun
What is Revolution?
This is what causes the stars move across the sky at night
What is Earth's rotation?
The moons cycle lasts about this long
This is why some objects appear to be smaller than they actually are
What is distance?
A pattern of stars that forms an imaginary picture or design in the sky
What is Constellation?
The turning of Earth on its axis
What is Rotation?
The sun, moon, and stars rise in this direction
What is the East?
This unit is based on Earth's revolution of the sun
What is a year?
These two things make an object in space a star
What is it is made of gases and produces its own light?
A force that pulls things toward the center of Earth
What is Gravity?
Higher elevations allow you to see around the curve of Earth's Horizon $ You see only the top part of a ship as it sails over the horizon.
What is proof that the Earth is curved?
The movement of this thing is not caused by Earth's rotation
What are birds?
This season has the least amount of sun; the sun rises later and sets earlier.
What is Winter?
The sun will appear the smallest on this planet
What is Neptune?
One half of the Earth
What is Hemisphere?
Gravity is a ________ and affects all matter on ________.
What is Force and Earth?
The stars' movements are similar to the sun's movement for this reason.
What is they appear to move across the sky because of Earth's rotation?
The midday sun is in a similar position in the sky during these two seasons
What are Fall and Spring?
This describes how bright a star is
What is Luminosity?
The path one object in space around another object
What is Orbit?
The direction of force of gravity
What is in towards its core?
In this season, the sun begins to rise earlier and set later.
What is Spring?
Earth revolves around this item in space
This is the unit used to measure vast distances in space
What is a lightyear?