A terrestrial planet that is the second planet from the Sun; the hottest planet.

A terrestrial planet that is the third planet from the Sun; the only planet with life, the one you live on.

A terrestrial planet and the fourth planet from the Sun; has two moons.

A gas giant and the fifth planet from the Sun; it is the largest planet.

A gas giant and the sixth planet from the Sun; has a vivid ring system.

A gas giant and the seventh planet from the Sun; it rotates on its side.

A gas giant and the eighth planet from the Sun; it is the windiest planet.

A natural satellite, made of rock, that orbits a planet.

A large group of asteroids that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

A large space rock that orbits the Sun.

A mountain-size chunk of ice and dust that orbits the Sun.

A large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space.

The name of our galaxy, a spiral galaxy that contains about 400 billion stars.

Large objects in space that emit energy in the form of heat and visible light.

The moon is waxing and half illuminated.

Moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated. The Earth is between the Sun and the moon.

The moon's non-illuminated side is facing the Earth. The moon is not visible.

The moon is waning and half illuminated.

Less than half of the moon's left side appears to be lit.

Less than half of the moon's right side appears to be lit.

More than half of the moon's left side appears lit and it's shrinking.

More than half of the moon's right side appears lit and it's growing toward a full moon.

Phases of the Moon diagram illustrating the positions of the Earth and moon.

The phase of the moon when half of the moon is illuminated and visible from Earth.

The term used when the illuminated portion of the moon increases every night; more light added to the right side.

Term used to describe the Moon's appearance as becoming gradually smaller; light is removed from the right side.

Something that moves around another object in space.

A certain path an object follows.

The different shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits around the Earth.

The movement of Earth around the sun (in a circle).

Diagram of Moon Phases

Illustration showing the different phases of the moon as it orbits the Earth.

an imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from North Pole to South Pole

the movement of Earth on its axis

It takes a little more than 28 days for the moon to complete its orbit.

The moon is actually smaller than the Earth, and Earth is smaller than the Sun.

The moon does not give off its own light.

Just as the moon moves around the Earth, Earth moves around the Sun.

It takes Earth 365 days to complete a revolution.

Earth's axis is slightly tilted.

The Earth's axis being tilted, along with the constant movement of Earth around the sun, causes seasons.

classification of moon and Earth

You could classify the moon and Earth as satellites because the moon spins (revolves) around Earth and Earth spins (revolves) around the sun.

The tilting of Earth along with the constant movement of Earth around the sun causes seasons.

New moon, first quarter, full moon, third quarter.

If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted most directly away from the sun, the season is winter.

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