Solar System Vocab 1

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Hemisphere

Back

Half of the earth, divided into 4.

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What is a Moon?

Back

A celestial body that revolves around a planet.

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Axis: The imaginary line through Earth from the North to South Pole, center of rotation.

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Axis

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Lunar Eclipse: Full moon enters Earth's shadow, making it appear reddish when Sun, Earth, and Moon align; lasts 1–3½ hours.

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Full moon enters Earth's shadow, appearing reddish when aligned with Sun and Earth; lasts 1–3½ hours.

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What is an Orbit?

Back

A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Cyclic Patterns

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A process that involves multiple steps and repeats itself.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Eclipse: An obscuring of light from a celestial body by an object passing between it and the observer.

Back

Eclipse

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Lunar Phases: The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth.

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The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth.

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Seasons: Four natural divisions of the year based on temperature changes from varying sunlight due to Earth's tilt during revolution.

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Four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to the varied amounts of sunlight (both intensity and number of daylight hours received); caused by the tilt of Earth during revolution.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Solar Eclipse: Moon passes between Earth & Sun, covering part/all of Sun; occurs when Sun, Earth, & Moon align; lasts < 12 min.

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The Moon passes between the Earth and Sun, covering all or part of the Sun; occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon directly line up; lasts for less than 12 minutes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1