Space Vocab Flashcard

Front

The Earth revolves around its _____ every 24 hours.

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Axis

Front

Celestial body in elliptical orbit around a star?

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Planet

Front

Action of rotating around an axis or center?

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Rotation

Front

Obscuring light from one celestial body by another's passage.

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Eclipse

Front

Remark or comment based on what one has seen or heard.

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Observation

Front

Curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon.

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Orbit

Front

A celestial body orbiting a planet, including major and minor planets.

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Moon

Front

A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas and dust, held by gravity.

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Galaxy

Front

Aspects of the moon or a planet based on illumination: new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter.

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Phase

Front

Orbital motion around another object.

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Revolution