Space Unit Vocabulary

The path that the planets travel around the sun

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Circuit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The spinning of a planet or moon on its axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Tides

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Any large ball of gas in outer space that gives off light and heat

• Star

• Sun

• Moon

• Planet

The force that causes the moon to orbit around the Earth

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The first four planets closest to the Sun

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Asteroid belt

• Orbit

The four planets farthest from the Sun

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Asteroid belt

• Orbit

Only planet known to support life

• Earth

• Mars

• Moon

• Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Revolves around the sun in 365 days

• Earth

• Revolution

• Moon

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Phase of the moon when the entire surface is lit up

• Full moon

• Crescent moon

• Quarter moon

• New moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Phase of the moon when it appears completely dark

• Full moon

• Crescent moon

• Quarter moon

• New moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1