Phases of the Moon and Movement of the Planets vocabulary

The planet where humans live; the third planet from the sun. One of the inner planets.

• Venus

• The sun

• Earth

• Jupiter

The slightly oval shape of the path of a planet around the sun.

• Orbit

• Ellipse

• Force

• Gravity

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CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

The effort that can change how an object moves, such as making it change direction or speed

• Gravity

• Force

• Planet

• Ellipse

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

The force that pulls objects toward other objects.

• Orbit

• Revolve

• Gravity

• Earth

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4

The path of one object around another; for example, the path of the planets round the sun or the path of the moon around the Earth.

• Gravity

• Orbit

• Force

• Revolve

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CCSS.RI.3.4

A sphere made of gases or rocky material.

• Planet

• Earth

• Ellipse

• Orbit

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

To move around another object in a path. The planets do this around the sun and the moon does this around the Earth.

• Ellipse

• Orbit

• Revolve

• Gravity

the side of the Moon that is not facing the Earth; the side that is never seen from Earth.

• Full Moon

• Far Side

• Near Side

• ellipse

The phase of the Moon when the near side is completely lit.

• 1st quarter

• 3rd quarter

• Full Moon

• New Moon

The sphere that revolves around the Earth, brightened by the Sun's light.

• Earth

• Moon

• Phases

• 1st Quarter