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Sun, Earth, and Moon
Earth’s Rotation Vocabulary
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Sun Earth’s medium size star center of the solar system made of hydrogen and helium gases creates energy from nuclear fusion has an atmosphere
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Earth 3rd planet from the sun Rocky “terrestrial planet” Has an atmosphere Sustains life
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Moon A natural satellite for a planet Earth has one moon Visible by reflected light from the sun No atmosphere A lot of craters
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Crater Bowl shaped indentions on the surface of a
planet, moon, or asteroid caused by a collision with another object
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Satellite A body or object that revolves around a larger
body in space
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Rotation = Ro “day” tion The spinning of the Earth on its axis 24 hours (1 day) Spins counter clockwise CAUSES Day and Night and the Sun to Appear to
Move across the Sky
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Axis An imaginary line that passes through Earth’s
center at its North and South poles Axis is at a tilt
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Day How long it takes the Earth to rotate; 24 hours
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Shadow Shade cast upon a surface by something blocking
light, we see this due to Earth’s rotation. Morning and evening – shadows are the longest Noon – shadows are the shortest
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Night The period between dusk and dawn. Facing away from the sun
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Revolution To travel in a closed path around an object such
as the Earth does around the sun, (1 year, 365 days) Moon revolving around the Earth, (1 month)
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orbit The path one object takes as it revolves around
another object in space
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CompassDevice to determine directionN, S, E, W