Rotation
The spinning of an object on
its axis which causes day and
night
Revolution
The movement of one object
around another object which
causes Earth’s seasons
Orbit
The path one object takes
around another object
Axis
Solar System
Moon Phases
An imaginary line that goes
through the North and South
Poles
The Sun and all of the objects
that orbit around it
The different shapes the
moon appears to have
throughout the month
First Quarter
This phase of the moon shows
half of the lighted side of the
moon and occurs after the new
moon and before the full moon
Full Moon
The phase of the moon when
the whole lighted side of the
moon faces Earth
New Moon
The phase of the moon when
the whole lighted side of the
moon faces away from Earth
Third Quarter
The phase of the moon when
half of the lighted side of the
moon is showing and occurs
after the full moon and before
the new moon
Solar Eclipse
When the moon casts a
shadow on the Earth it causes
a ______.
Lunar Eclipse
When Earth casts a shadow on
the moon it causes a _______.
Tilt
Gravity
Seasons
Tides
Earth’s axis is not straight up
and down but instead has a
_____.
The force that pulls one
object toward another object
These change every three
months and are determined by
the tilt of the Earth’s axis and
its orbit
These are caused by the pull
of the sun and the moon’s
gravitational pull