Moon/Eclipse Vocabulary

The movement of an object around another object

• orbit
• hover
• spin
• revolution

The spinning of Earth (or the moon) on its axis.

• rotation
• tilt
• revolution
• orbit

The line on which an object rotates.

• Point of axis

• Center of gravity
• Magnetic field
• Rotation Axis

The portion of the Moon or a planet reflecting light as seen from Earth

• Phase
• Atmosphere
• Waxing Moon

• Eclipse

The lit portion of the moon is getting larger each night- going from new moon to full moon.

• Full Moon

• Waning Phase

• Waxing Phase

• Partial Moon

The lit portion of the moon is getting smaller each night- going from full moon to new moon.

• Waxing Phase

• Gibbous Phase

• Full Phase

• Waning Phase

All of space and everything in it

• Planet
• Galaxy
• Solar System
• Universe

The spiral galaxy that contains our solar system.

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Solar System

• Universe

Sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun

• Solar System

• Celestial bodies
• Universe

• Galaxy

The very darkest part of the moon or Earth's shadow

• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse
• umbra
• penumbra