Vocabulary
This is the closest star to Earth
Sun
Second planet from the sun
Venus
The imaginary line around which Earth rotates on
axis
The name of the path Earth takes as it revolves around the sun
This revolves around the Earth
Moon
A hot ball of glowing gases that gives off energy
star
Fourth planet from the sun
Mars
The turning of Earth on its axis
rotation
The movement of Earth one time around the sun
Revolution
28 days or about 1 month
Earth's natural satellite
Moon
First planet from the sun
Mercury
The length of time it takes to do one rotation
24 hours or 1 day
The Earth's tilt gives us the_________.
Seasons
Gaseous planets
This place includes the sun, and the planets, and the planet's moons that move around the sun
Solar System
This divides the inner and outer planets
Asteroid belt
Earth's rotation creates this cycle
Day and Night cycle
365 days or 1 year
The rocky planets are also called this
Inner planets
A large, round body that revolves around a star in a clear orbit
Planet
The mnemonic device we use to help us remember the order of the planets
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Earth rotates around this to create day and night
The sun
This keeps Earth on its path
Sun's gravity
This is where the asteroid belt is located
between the inner and outer planets