Earth and Sun Investigation 1: Vocabulary

Front

What is the direction that something points called?

Back

Orientation

Front

The sun rises in the _______.

Back

East

Front

What is the star at the center of the solar system around which all of the solar system objects orbit?

Back

The Sun

Front

The sun sets in the ______.

Back

West

Front

What is a time of year that brings predictable weather conditions to a region on Earth?

Back

Season

Front

What do we call the path that an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the term for the daily movement of the Earth that causes day and night?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the name of the large ball of gas that provides light and heat to the Earth?

Back

The Sun

Front

What do we call the shadow cast by the Earth when it blocks sunlight from reaching the moon?

Back

Lunar Eclipse

Front

What is the term for the position of the sun in the sky at different times of the day?

Back

Solar Position