Earth in Space – Vocabulary
Match the words to correct definition
Axis:
The force that pulls towards the centre of
Earth.
Gravity: When the Earth moves around so it isn’t lit
by the sun.
Sunset: An imaginary line through the Earth which
runs from pole to pole.
Orbit:
When our part of the Earth moves around
so it is lit by the sun.
Sunrise: The path an object takes around another
object in space.
Solar System: A shape like a ball.
Sphere: A system of planets which revolve around a
star (or sun)
Now use your dictionary to find out what these space
words mean.
Planets, Asteroids, Eclipse, Satellite, Moon Phases.
Now put your words in alphabetical order and copy
them into your Science Books
Dr. Iffat Sardharwalla
August 2006
Earth in Space – Vocabulary
Match the words to correct definition
Sunrise
Gravity
Sunset
Orbit
Axis
Solar System
Dr. Iffat Sardharwalla
August 2006
The force that pulls
towards the centre of
Earth.
When the Earth moves
around so it isn’t lit by
the sun.
An imaginary line
through the Earth
which runs from pole
to pole.
Dr. Iffat Sardharwalla
August 2006
When our part of the
Earth moves around so
it is lit by the sun.
The path an object
takes around another
object in space.
A shape like a ball.
A system of planets
which revolve around a
star (or sun)
Dr. Iffat Sardharwalla
August 2006
Dr. Iffat Sardharwalla
August 2006