earths place Flashcards
(15 cards)
An imaginary line an object turns around
axis
pm afternoon after 12 lunch time
day/night [24 hours]
the movement of a object in a circular motion
rotation/rotates
a repeating path that one object in space takes around another
orbit
a dark shape made when a object blocks light when you stand outside your body blocks sunlight and makes an shadow
shadow
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern
cycle
perfectly round and symmetrical
sphere
the angle of the Earth’s axis that causes seasons
tilt
evidence models relationship three dimenstional patterns
supporting vocabulary
the first phase of the moon in this phase the moon is completely dark
new moon
this is the second phase of the moon in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off only about on quarter of the moons surface that faces us
crescent moon
this is the third phase of the moon in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moons surface that faces us
Quarter moon
this is the fourth phase of the moon in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting of three quarters of the moon surfaces faces us
gibbous moon
the fifth phase of the moon in this phase we can see sunlight reflecting of all of the moons surfaces that faces us
Full moon
the eight phases of the moon its 29 1/2 days long
lunar cycle
