Earth, Moon, and Sun Practice

Front

rotate

Back

to spin on an axis

Front

revolve

Back

traveling around another object

Front

equinox

Back

when there is equal sunlight on the northern and southern hemispheres

Front

solstice

Back

when one hemisphere has the most sunlight and the other has the least

Front

crater

Back

A large round pit caused by the impact of another object

Front

maria

Back

"sea" of cooled molten material on the moon

Front

highland

Back

elevated land on the moon; like a mountain

Front

lunar

Back

relating to the moon

Front

solar

Back

relating to the sun

Front

new moon

Back

the phase of the moon which we cannot see from Earth