8.4 Earth in Space Vocab

Front

Transmit

Back

Goes through

Front

Orbit

Back

The motion of Earth around the Sun.

Front

Elevation

Back

The angle of an object above the horizon.

Front

Change in Perspective

Back

A change in the scale or angle at which we are viewing some parts or all of the system.

Front

Polaris

Back

The North Star.

Front

Gravity

Back

The force that attracts two bodies toward each other.

Front

Revolution

Back

The movement of one object around another in a circular path.

Front

Rotation

Back

The spinning of an object around its own axis.

Front

Celestial Body

Back

Any natural object outside of Earth's atmosphere.

Front

Ecliptic

Back

The apparent path of the Sun across the sky.