Vocabulary
This is a natural object in space
Celestial Object
This is the name of the North Star
Polaris
Do stars move?
No
This is a flat surface that extends forever
A plane
What is the name of the two hemispheres?
Northern, southern
The spin of an object around a point or line
Rotation
This moves around the sun
Earth and all other planets
A group of stars together that make a picture in the sky are called?
Constellations
What does circumpolar mean?
Something that travels around one of the Earth's poles.
What is the imaginary line in the middle of the Earth called?
Equator
An imaginary line around which an object turns around
Axis
The sun rises on this coast
East
Stars travel is which motion/shape
A circle
You can see theses stars all year round because the are located _____________ above Earth's orbital plane.
high
What direction does the Earth orbit around the sun?
Counter-clockwise
Them motion of an object around another object in space
Revolution
The sun sets in this coast
West
Orbits take the shape of what............
An ellipses/circle
When can you see the sun?
During the day when our side of Earth is facing it
How fast does the Earth move?
1000 mph
The plan in which an object orbits lies
Orbital plane
24 hours
One revolution of the Earth takes how long?
365 days = 1 year
Why are the stars of Orion and Scorpius seasonal?
Because of Earth's rotations/seasons
How far away is the Sun from Earth?
92.96 million miles