Week 14 Vocab R

Rotation

• The spinning of Earth on its axis

• The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft revolves around another body

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Year

• A type of force that pulls all objects in the universe toward one another, towards the center

• The time it takes to complete one revolution around the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Orbit or Revolve

• The natural satellite that orbits a planet

• The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft revolves around another body

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Gravity

• The rise of ocean water caused by the moon's and Sun's gravity pulling on Earth

• A type of force that pulls all objects in the universe toward one another, towards the center

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Crater

• A bowl shaped pit that is formed when a meteorite hits the surface or when a top of a volcano falls in

• The movement of ocean water away (lowering the level of water) caused by the moon's and Sun's gravity pulling on Earth's other side

Low Tide

• The movement of ocean water away (lowering the level of water) caused by the moon's and Sun's gravity pulling on Earth's other side

• The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft revolves around another body

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Moon

• The natural satellite that orbits a planet

• The time it takes to complete one complete spin

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

High Tide

• The rise of ocean water caused by the moon's and Sun's gravity pulling on Earth

• The time it takes to complete one revolution around the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Day

• The time it takes to complete one complete spin

• The spinning of Earth on its axis. Sometimes called rotation

Satellite

• An object that orbits another object like the moon

• The layer of gases that surrounds a planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2