Space vocab Flashcards
(34 cards)
The path of an object in space as it moves around
Orbit
The sun and its family of orbiting planets and moons
Solar
Millions and billions of stars
Galaxy
Space and all the matter and energy
Universe
An object that orbits a more massive object
Satellite
A round pit left behind on the surface of a planet
Impact Crater
An imaginary line about which a Turing body such as Earth
Rotation
The motion of one body around another
Revolution
One of a pattern of temperature changes
Season
In an orbit,a position and time
Equinox
In an orbit,a position and time during an hemisphere receives sunlight
Solstice
A large dark plain of solidified lava
Mare
An event during which one object in space
Eclipse
The dark central region of a shadow
Umbra
A region of lighter shadow
Penumbra
Average distance from the sun
Astronomical
An oval or flattened circle
Ellipse
A planet that has a rocky surface
Terrestrial planet
A large planet that consists mostly of gases
Gas Giant
A small solid rocky body that orbits the sun
Asteroid
A body that produces a coma of gas
Comet
A brief streak of light produced by a particle entering Earth’s atmosphere
Meteor
A small object from outer space
Meteorite
Earth-centered theory of the solar system
Geocentric
