Earth's place in the universe Flashcards
(13 cards)
Axis
An imaginary line an object turns around.
Day/night
PM-afternoon-after 12 lunch time. AM-morning time before noon- asleep and when you first get to school
Rotation/rotates
The movement of an object in a circular motion
Orbit
A repeating path that one object in space takes around another
Shadow
a dark shape made when an object blocks light. When you stand outside, your body blocks sunlight and that makes a shadow
Cycle
A circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern
Sphere
Perfectly found and symmetrical like a ball
tilt
The angle of the Earth’s axis. this causes seasons
New moon
The first phase of the moon. In this phase, the moon is completely dark since we can’t see the side that the sun is shining on.
crescent moon
the second phase of the moon. in this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off off only about one quarter of the moon’s surface that faces us
gibbous moon
The third phase of the moon. in this phase, we can see sunlight off three quarters of the moon’s surface that faces us. It’s not a full moon yet but it’s getting there
full moon
The fifth phase of the moon. in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off ALL of the moons surface that faces us. in this phase the moon appears round and completely lit up.
Lunar cycle
The 8 phases of the moon. its 29 1/2 days long
