Science Ch.1 Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

An imaginary line that an object spins around is called an _______.

Back

Axis

Front

The spinning of an object when it moves is called _______.

Back

Rotation

Front

The way objects seem based on how they look is called _______.

Back

Appear

Front

The shadow cast by an object, such as the moon, when it moves between the Earth and the sun is called an _______.

Back

Eclipse

Front

Imaginary pictures formed by stars that are used to help identify stars are called _______.

Back

Constellation

Front

An oval shape that is used to describe the rotation of objects in space is called an _______.

Back

Ellipse

Front

The circular movement of an object, such as a planet or moon, around an object that can hold it in place with gravity is called an _______.

Back

Orbit

Front

Any of the shapes that the moon seems to be in as it moves around the Earth is called a _______.

Back

Phase

Front

The movement of one object around another is called _______.

Back

Revolution

Front

The view of an object from a different angle is called _______.

Back

Perspective