Science Flashcard

Front

What is the Solar System?

Back

The Sun, planets, and all the other objects that move in orbit and revolve around the Sun.

Front

What natural object orbits a planet?

Back

Moon

Front

What is a shadow?

Back

The dark shape that is made when something blocks the light.

Front

What is an orbit?

Back

The path of any object in space that revolves around another object in space.

Front

What is a star and the celestial objects that orbit it called?

Back

Solar System

Front

What do we call the large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity?

Back

Galaxy

Front

What is the name of the closest star to Earth?

Back

The Sun

Front

What is a planet?

Back

A celestial body that orbits a star and is not a star itself.

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth around the Sun?

Back

Revolution

Front

What do we call the time it takes for the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

Back

A day