Space Vocab

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Term for the path an object takes around another in space?

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Orbit

Front

Day and night cycle on Earth is caused by:

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Rotation

Front

Law of Universal Gravitation

Back

The force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe.

Front

Equinox

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When day and night are equal.

Front

Solstice: 2 days when sunlight is farthest north/south of the equator.

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B and C

Front

Law explaining why planets orbit the Sun without falling into it.

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Law of Inertia

Front

Solar eclipse: When the Moon blocks the Sun's light by passing between the Sun and Earth.

Back

When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light.

Front

Lunar eclipse: When the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.

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When the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.

Front

Causes of Earth's seasons?

Back

The tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun.

Front

NOT true about gravity:

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Gravity can only act over short distances.