Sun-Moon-Earth Vocabulary Reivew

An imaginary line Earth rotates around.

• Quadrant

• Axis

• Equator

• Pole

 Information that has been collected.

• Equilateral

• Axis

• Data

• Scaling

1. Third planet from the sun and the only planet in the Solar System where life exists.

• Mars

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

1. An obscuring of the light from a celestial object, such as a planet or moon, passes into the shadow of another celestial object. The most well-known types are solar and lunar.

• Eclipses

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Seasons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

1. The moon’s repeated pattern of movement and changes in appearance due to its revolution around the Earth. The moon's orbit around the Earth, which takes 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes to complete.

• Solar Phase

• Sun Phase

• Solar Phase

• Lunar Phase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

1. Occurs when the earth is in between the moon and the sun, casting a shadow onto the moon. This lunar event can only occur during a full moon and night time.

• Equinox

• Solar Eclipse

• Solstice

• Lunar Eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

1. An event that happens when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, covering all or part of the Sun; occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon directly line up; lasts less than 12 minutes, New Moon, Daytime.

• Solar Eclipse

• Solstice

• Lunar Eclipse

• Equinox

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

1. Small-sized copy or representation of something that can help us understand its structure and how it works.

• Lunar

• Eclipse

• Scale

• Solar

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

1. The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to varied amounts of sunlight (both intensity and number of daylight hours received); caused by the tilt of the Earth during revolution.

• Planets

• Seasons

• Eclipse

• Creation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

1. Points of farthest and closest distance of the Sun from Earth that correspond to the beginning of winter and summer.

• Equator

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1