Science Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

Front

What is a dark image cast on some surface by an object blocking the light of the Sun or another source of light?

Back

Shadow

Front

What term describes a group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth?

Back

Constellation

Front

What is the time in the morning when the sun appears or full daylight arrives?

Back

Sunrise

Front

What is the measure of the luminosity of a celestial object called?

Back

Apparent Brightness

Front

What is the line that separates the Earth from the sky?

Back

Horizon

Front

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

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the term for the spinning of the Earth on its axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

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

Back

Revolution

Front

What do we call the different shapes of the Moon as seen from Earth?

Back

Phases of the Moon

Front

What is the term for the brightness of a star as seen from Earth?

Back

Apparent Magnitude