Earth and Sun Vocab.

the planet on which we live; the world.

• Moon

• Earth

• Sun

• Equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

the star around which the earth orbits.  

• Season

• Orbit

• Sun

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun. 

• Sunrise

• Sun

• Sunset

• Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the time in the morning when the sun appears or full daylight arrives. 

• Sunset

• Tilt

• Sunrise

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades.

• Sunset

• Sun

• Sunrise

• Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or center.

• Axis

• Rotate

• Revolution

• Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

an imaginary line about which a body rotates. 

• Rotate

• Axis

• Revolution

• Orbit

the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another 

• Rotate

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon  

• Rotate

• Axis

• Orbit

• Revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.

• Rotate

• Season

• Tilt

• Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6