astronomy vocabulary tim burroughs period 1 4/7/10
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Astronomy VocabularyAstronomy Vocabulary
Tim BurroughsTim Burroughs
Period 1Period 1
4/7/104/7/10
TermsTerms
Asteroids Meteor
Revolution Rotation
Lunar Eclipse Solar Eclipse
Solar System
Seasons
Tides
Comet
AsteroidsAsteroids
Rocky objects that revolve around the sun but are to small to be considered planets.
CometComet
A loose collection of ice, duct and small rocky particles.
MeteorMeteor
Asteroid that passes through the Earth’s atmosphere.
Lunar EclipseLunar Eclipse
The blocking of sunlight to the Moon that occurs when the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon.
Solar EclipseSolar Eclipse
The blocking of sunlight to the Earth that occurs when the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth.
SeasonsSeasons
Caused by the tilt in the Earth’s axis as it revolves around the Sun.
RevolutionRevolution
Circling around a center point.
RotationRotation
An object that is spinning around on an axis.
TidesTides
Caused by differences in how much the moons gravity pulls on different parts of the Earth.
Solar SystemSolar System
The Sun together with the eight planets and all other celestial bodies that orbit the Sun.