8.4 Earth in Space Vocab

Front

Pattern (example in nature)

Back

The phases of the moon.

Front

Change in Perspective

Back

A change in the scale or angle at which we are viewing some parts or all of the system.

Front

Reflect

Back

Bounce off.

Front

Gravitational Forces

Back

Always attractive forces.

Front

Refract

Back

Bending light.

Front

Orbit

Back

The path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space.

Front

Axis

Back

An imaginary line around which an object rotates.

Front

Eclipse

Back

An event where one celestial body moves into the shadow of another celestial body.

Front

Tides

Back

The rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun.

Front

Phases of the Moon

Back

The different shapes of the Moon as seen from Earth, caused by the Moon's position relative to the Earth and Sun.