Earth and Moon Concepts

Front

Earth

Back

The place where we live.

Front

Evidence

Back

something that makes us believe a particular idea

Front

observation

Back

something you can see or measure

Front

Sphere

Back

A round shape, like a football.

Front

Horizon

Back

The edge of the Earth that we can see.

Front

Axis

Back

The line that the Earth is spinning around.

Front

Leap Year

Back

A year that has an extra day in it.

Front

Orbit

Back

The path that the Earth follows around the Sun.

Front

Year

Back

The length of time it takes for the Earth to go around the Sun once. A year lasts 365¼ days.

Front

Full Moon

Back

When the Moon looks like a complete circle.