Week 14 Vocab R

Front

High Tide

Back

The rise of ocean water caused by the moon's and Sun's gravity pulling on Earth.

Front

Rotation

Back

The spinning of Earth on its axis.

Front

Axis

Back

An imaginary line on which a planet rotates.

Front

Satellite

Back

An object that orbits another object like the moon.

Front

Atmosphere

Back

The layer of gases that surrounds a planet.

Front

Gravity

Back

A force that pulls objects toward each other, such as the Earth pulling objects toward its center.

Front

Revolution

Back

The movement of one object around another, such as Earth orbiting the Sun.

Front

Orbit

Back

The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft revolves around another body.

Front

Tide

Back

The regular rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational forces of the moon and the Sun.

Front

Equator

Back

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.