Earth/Moon/Sun Relationships Vocab Review

A unit of length used in measuring astronomical distances within the solar system

• Moles

• Astronomical Unit

• Avogadro's #

• Kilometers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The point in an orbit around the planet Earth where the orbiting body is farthest from the planet

• Perigee

• Perihelion

• Apogee

• Aphelion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The point on the orbit of a celestial body that is farthest from the sun.

• Apogee

• Perihelion

• Perigee

• Aphelion

Phase of the moon when it is less than half full but still slightly lit.

• Crescent

• Gibbous

• Waning

• Waxing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The plane defined by a planet's orbit

• Diurnal Motion

• Sidereal Time

• Ecliptic

• Solar Day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The third planet from the Sun

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

the force of attraction that moves or tends to move bodies towards the center of a celestial body, such as the earth or moon

• pressure

• gravity

• convection

• acceleration

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Phase of the moon when it is more than half lit but not completely full.

• Crescent

• Full

• Waning

• Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An eclipse that occurs when the Moon moves through the shadow of the Earth and is blocked from view

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Earth Eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The point in an orbit around the planet Earth where the orbiting body is closest from the planet

• Perihelion

• Apogee

• Perigee

• Aphelion