Astronomy Vocabulary Science 8

the movement of one object around another object.

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Gravity

• Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

an object spinning on its axis.

• Rotation

• Equinox

• Moon Phases

• Waxing

a force that attracts any object with mass to another object with mass.  (On Earth, it pulls objects towards the center of the planet).

• Gravity

• Equinox

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the path an object follows as it revolves around another object.

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Solstice

• Full Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

a day when Earth’s axis is the most toward or away from the Sun. (longest amount of daylight - June 21st OR shortest amount of daylight - Dec. 21).

• Solstice

• Full Moon

• Orbit

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

1. the portion of the moon that is reflecting light, as seen from the Earth.

• Moon phases

• Solstice

• Orbit

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

1. a phase when we can see ALL of the reflected light.

• Full Moon

• Solstice

• Waxing Phase

• Waning Phase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

light is on the right side of the moon and gradually increases.

• Waxing

• Waning

• Solstice

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

light is on the left side of the moon and gradually disappears.

(gets smaller)

• Waxing

• Waning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a phase when we are NOT ABLE to see any of the reflected light.

• New Moon

• Full Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1