Patterns of Earth and Sky Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for moving in a regular path around something?

Back

Orbit

Front

Which direction is DOWN?

Back

Towards the Earth

Front

What do we call the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun?

Back

Solar System

Front

What is something we observe to be similar over and over again?

Back

Pattern

Front

What is the spinning movement of the Earth that causes day and night?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the term for the path that an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Front

What do we call the force that pulls objects toward the Earth?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth around the sun?

Back

Revolution

Front

What do we call a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the night sky?

Back

Constellation

Front

What is the term for a cycle of time that lasts 24 hours?

Back

Day