Science Earth in our Solar System

Terms in this set (16)

Earth
The planet on which we live; the world.
moon
the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
sun
The star at the center of our solar system which our Earth orbits.
star
a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
orbit
The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
phases
the different shapes of the moon you see from Earth
New Moon
A moon that is completely dark because it's unlit side is facing Earth
full moon
the phase of the moon in which we see the entire moon lighted, and it appears bright and round
Waxing
getting bigger
Wanning
the moon's process of "getting smaller"
revolve
to go around something in a circle
rotate
to spin on an axis
shadow
An area from which light is blocked.
constellation
A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
solar system
sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
model
a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.