5.8C Rotation: Day/Night Cycle Vocabulary

Front

What is the imaginary line around which a planet rotates from North to South pole?

Back

Axis

Front

What are the four seasons marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours?

Back

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Front

What is the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the term for the cycle of day and night, including the rising and setting of objects in the sky?

Back

Day/Night Cycle

Front

What does it mean to lean, incline, slope, or slant?

Back

Tilt

Front

What is the term for the apparent movement of objects in the sky that looks like they are moving but are not?

Back

Apparent Movement

Front

What is the effect of the Earth's tilt on its axis as it moves around the sun?

Back

Seasons

Front

What is the term for the rotation of the Earth that causes day and night?

Back

Rotation

Front

What do we call the shadow created by an object blocking light?

Back

Shadow

Front

What is the term for the time when the sun rises above the horizon?

Back

Sunrise