Worksheets8.4 Earth in Space Vocab
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Pattern (example in nature)
Something that happens over and over.
The phases of the moon
A paper used to cut fabric to be put together to make clothing.
Change in Perspective
A change in the scale or angle at which we are viewing some parts or all of the system.
A set of ways or values that never changes.
The Sun and Moon are always in the sky.
Solar
relating to the Sun
relating to the Moon
relating to the Earth
Relating to the bottoms the feet
Daily (or Diurnally)
Happening once a day.
Happening twice a day.
Happening once a week.
Happening once a year.
Yearly (or Annually)
Happening once a year.
Happening once a day.
Happening once a week.
Happening once an hour.
Elevation
The angle of an object above the horizon.
The angle of an object below the horizon.
Putting others down.
The angle of an object relative to the sun.
Polaris
the North Star
Mrs. Kaup's dog
Mrs. Kaup's cat
A type of pickup
Orbit
The motion of Earth around the Sun.
The motion of Earth around itself.
The motion of Earth around the Moon.
The motion of Earth around Polaris.
Phases
The different appearance of the Moon's shape
Waxing, waning, new, full
Sayings that make things simpler
Lunar
Related to the Moon
Related to the Sun
Related to the Earth
Related to the oceans
Eclipse
When the position of an object in space blocks how we see another object.
When the ocean distorts the moon.
When light bends to make a rainbow
A type of
Scatter
When light reflects off matter in all directions.
When light bounces off in only one direction.
When light goes through an object.
Reflect
Bounce off
Go through
Stop abruptly
A rainbow
Transmit
Goes through
Stop abruptly
Bounce off
Partially
Refract
Bending light
Straight light
Wavy light
Transit
Pass across
Pass through
Pass around
Solar System
The planets, moons and other objects revolving around the Sun.
All the stars in the sky.
The moons and stars around the Sun and planets.
Gravitational Forces
Always attractive forces
Always repulsive forces
Never attractive forces
Never repulsive forces.
Acceration
The coming together and clumping or sticking together of matter due to gravity to form larger and larger objects.
The moving apart and breaking up of matter due to gravity to form smaller and smaller objects.
Moving really really fast.
Moving really really slow.
Galaxy
A large collection of stars held together by gravity.
A small collection of stars held together by gravity.
A group of planets
Space dust
Universe
All of the matter and all of the energy in space.
All of the stars
All of the planets
All of the rainbows
