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Solar System/Earth/Moon/Sun Vocabulary Words
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Vocabulary Words for the unit on Solar System!
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What is ... a star around which Earth and other planets revolve?
rotate
moon
stars
sun
2
What is ..
the shape of the moon as it appears in the first or last quarter, with curved edges
?
waning
full
crescent
waxing
3
What is ...
the moon between full and new moon, when the sunlit portion is decreasing in size
?
waning
waxing
4
What does
rotation
mean...?
an apparent change in the Moon's shape
the act or process of turning on an axis
the Sun and all the objects that orbit it
a very large group of stars
5
What does
density
mean?
the measure of how light or dark something is for its size
the measure of how light or heavy something is for its size
a substance, such as air, that will spread to fill any space
the density or weight of the air
6
What is ...
the moon between new and full moon, when the sunlit portion is increasing in size
?
waxing
waning
7
What is .... any natural body that revolves around a planet!
stars
sun
moon
planet
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The
atmosphere
is ...
a very large group of stars
the force that makes all the objects in the universe move
gases that surround a body in space (i.e., Earth)
movement in a circle around a central point or object
9
What are ... huge, hot spheres of burning gases, like the sun, that give off their own light.
sun
moon
stars
planet
10
Which word matches ...
to slope or slant
?
atmosphere
rotate
revolve
tilt
11
Moon phase
means .....
the measure of how light or heavy something is for its size
the appearance of the illuminated portion of the moon
the density or weight of the air
everything that exists, including the earth, planets,& stars
12
The word
revolution
means..?
force making objects in the universe move toward each other
a very large group of planets
movement in a circle around a central point or object
the act or process of turning on an axis
13
Constellations
are ...
gases that surround a body in space
group of stars that are shaped like an animal/object/person
large body that does not give off any of its own light
the appearance of the illuminated portion of the moon we see
14
What is
air pressure
?
the density or weight of the air
a device that gives a clearer view of something far away
the measure of how light or heavy something is for its size
a substance, such as air, that will spread to fill any space
15
What is an
axis
?
movement in a circle around a central point or object
a very large group of stars
an imaginary line through the center of a spinning object
to slope or slant
16
An imaginary line around the Earth dividing earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere
atmosphere
rotation
equator
revolution
17
What is ...
a very large group of stars
?
galaxy
stars
planets
constellation
18
To
reflect
means to ....
move in a circle around a central object
bounce light off a surface
to use one or more of the senses
soak up or to take in
19
The
Solar System
is....
the appearance of the illuminated portion of the moon
a very large group of stars
gases that surround a body in space (i.e., Earth)
the Sun and all the objects that orbit it
20
What is
the tool used to give a clearer view of something far, far away
called?
binoculars
microscope
telescope
magnifying glass
21
What is the definition of
rotate
?
to turn or cause to turn on an axis
movement in a circle around a central point or object
an imaginary line through the center of a spinning object
the act or process of turning on an axis
22
Our
universe
includes .....
the moon between full and new moon
everything that exists (earth, planets, and stars)
the density or weight of the air
the Sun and all the objects that orbit it
23
Gas
is a.......?
the density or weight of the air
air that spreads to fill any space that contains it
to soak up or to take in
everything that exists, like the earth, planets, and stars
24
What means
to use one or more of the senses to identify or learn about an object or event
?
observe
reflect
absorb
rotate
25
Gravitation
means .....
a real or imaginary line
the Sun and all of the objects that orbit it
to slope or slant
force making objects in the universe move toward one another
26
To
absorb
means to ....
to use one or more of the senses to identify or learn
soak in or to take in
to bounce off light from a surface
to measure how light or heavy an object is
27
A phase is .....
to slope or slant
movement in a circle around a central point or object
an apparent change in the Moon's shape
a very large group of stars
28
What is ... a large body that doesn't give off light and it must orbit the sun?
moon
sun
Solar System
planet
