Earth & Space Vocabulary

revolution

• an imaginary line around which an object spins

• One whole spin of an object on its axis

• the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet or moon

• One full orbit around an object

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

season

• a time of year marked by the shortest and longest days.

• a time of the year marked by the Earth’s position to the sun.

• a time of year when day and night are equal in length.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

solstice

• a time of year marked by the shortest and longest days.

• a time of the year marked by the Earth’s position to the sun.

• a time of year when day and night are equal in length.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

equinox

• a time of year marked by the shortest and longest days.

• a time of the year marked by the Earth’s position to the sun.

• a time of year when day and night are equal in length.

rotation

• an imaginary line around which an object spins

• One whole spin of an object on its axis

• the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet or moon

• One full orbit around an object

orbit

• an imaginary line around which an object spins

• One whole spin of an object on its axis

• the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet or moon

• One full orbit around an object

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

axis

• an imaginary line around which an object spins

• One whole spin of an object on its axis

• the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet or moon

• One full orbit around an object