Unit 7.4 Earth-Moon-Sun System

The spin of a body on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis.

• Day

• Year

• Month

• Week

The motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Day

• Satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun.

• Day

• Week

• Month

• Year

A division of the year that is characterized by patterns of temperature and other weather trends.

• Month

• Climate

• Season

• Solstice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The moment when the sun shines equally on the Northern and Southern hemisphere; indicates the beginning of fall or spring.

• Lunar Phase

• Eclipse

• Equinox

• Solstice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The point at which the sun is at maximum on one hemisphere and minimum on another; indicates the beginning of winter or summer.

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Satellite

• Eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet.

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Gravity

• Satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

• Satellite

• Gravity

• Tidal Range

• Revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month.

• Lunar Phase

• Lunar Eclipse

• Umbra

• Penumbra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1