Sun, Earth, and Moon Vocabulary

A natural object of extraterrestrial origin that survives passage through the earth's atmosphere and hits the ground.

• Meteorite

• Asteroids

• Earth's axis

• Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A big piece of rock and dust floating in space that are mostly found in the asteroid belt.

• Orbit

• Planet

• Star

• Asteroids

The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South Pole.

• Sun

• Space

• Moon

• Earth's Axis

The planet we live on - 3rd planet from the Sun.

• Moon

• Earth

• Star

• Sun

The huge ball of rock that travels around Earth. (mostly seen at night)

• Star

• Sun

• Moon

• Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Light energy from the Sun.

• Rotate

• Moon

• Sunlight

• Reflect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The area between solid objects in the universe.

• Space

• Sun

• Star

• Moon

The star that Earth orbits around and gives us heat and light.

• Sun

• Moon

• Asteroids

• Meterorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An exploding ball of burning gas held together by gravity.

• Star

• Sun

• Moon

• Planet

To spin around a center, or axis

• Orbit

• Revolve

• Rotate

• Reflect