Earth Properties Vocabulary

1. The movement of an object around another object

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Atmosphere

• Tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

1. the spinning of a celestial body, such as a planet, around an axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Tides

• Elements

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

1.  layers of gasses around a planet

• Polar

• Element

• Atmosphere

• Tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

1. matter that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance

• Moon

• Element

• Polar

• Tide

1. in earth science, having to do with the areas on Earth closest to the geographic North or South poles (cold areas b/c of less sun light)

• Polar

• Gravity

• Tides

• Axis

1. a period of the year determined by the position of Earth as it revolves around the sun

• Axis

• Magnetic Field

• Seasons

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

1. the rise and fall of the ocean's surface levels due to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon (related word: tidal) - spring/neap

• Season

• Element

• Tides

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

an event that happens when the shadow of an object in space falls on the surface of another object

• Asteroid

• Eclipse

• Revolution

• Axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

1. a set of lines that defines the motion of charged particles

• Eclipse

• Gravity

• Tides

• Magnetic Field

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

1. an imaginary line that an object spins or rotates around

• Equator

• Gravity

• Axis

• Oxygen