Earth Sun Moon Vocab

Front

What is the path an object takes AROUND another object called?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is a synonym for an incline or tip sideways?

Back

Tilt

Front

What is it called when the Earth blocks the sunlight from hitting the moon?

Back

Lunar eclipse

Front

What do we call the periodic rise and fall of the sea level due to the moon's gravity?

Back

Tides

Front

What are New, Full, Crescent, Gibbous, and Quarter examples of?

Back

Moon phases

Front

What is the term for the spinning of an object around its own axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the term for the movement of one object around another object?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the name of the effect that causes the moon to appear to change shape?

Back

Moon phases

Front

What do we call the gravitational pull that the moon has on the Earth?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the term for when the moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun?

Back

Solar eclipse