Solar System Review

Refers to the flash of light in the sky when interplanetary debris burns up in atmosphere

Exploding star that has reached the end of its life span:

A moon that is NOT illuminated; entirely dark; occurs when moon is between Earth & Sun:

Large planet composed of out gaseous materials:

Formed from debris left over from an impact between Earth & celestial bodies in solar system:

An object that doesn't meet all of the criteria to be considered a planet:

A moon that revolves around the Earth in 27.3 days:

The amount of time between full moons @ 29.5 days:

Spinning cloud of dust:

Any natural body outside Earth's atmosphere:

When the Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned:

The phases the moon passes through in a calendar month:

Large chunk of space rock.

When the moon blocks the Sun's light and casts a shadow on the Earth:

Hiding one object in space by another or by passing an object in space into a shadow cast:

Rise & fall of Earth's surface water due to the force of gravity:

When the moon's illumination is getting smaller; moon is illuminated on LEFT side:

The larger outer part of the moon's shadow:

Darkest inner part of moon's shadow; at point it reaches the Earth, you see a total eclipse:

When the Earth, Moon, & Sun form a 90 degree angle during the 1st & 3rd Quarters:

A piece of interplanetary debris:

When moon's illumination is growing: moon is illuminated on RIGHT side:

It is when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow:

Moon 100% visible in night sky; occurs when moon is behind Earth & Sun:

Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, & dust.

A meteoroid that falls through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.