Earth Moon Sun vocab review 1-10

Front

A large spherical mass revolving around a star

Back

Planet

Front

Spinning of a celestial body around an axis

Back

Rotation

Front

Two times of year when day/night lengths are longest/shortest due to Earth's 23.5° tilt.

Back

Solstice

Front

Circular path of an object revolving around another.

Back

Orbit

Front

Imaginary line dividing Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, halfway between the poles.

Back

Equator

Front

Force between any two objects with mass

Back

Gravity

Front

Imaginary line an object spins around

Back

Axis

Front

Angular distance north/south of the equator

Back

Latitude

Front

Orbiting of an object around another

Back

Revolution

Front

Imaginary line an object spins around

Back

Axis