Science Fusion Unit 5 Earth Moon Sun System

The imaginary line through Earth that extends

from the North Pole to the South Pole and is the

center of Earth’s rotation

• Axis

• Tilt

• Orbit/Revolve

• Sun

When the full moon passes into Earth’s shadow,

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Sun

• Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon

• Moon

• Season

• Lunar/Moon Phase

• Tilt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A celestial body that revolves around a planet

• Sun

• Star

• Moon

• Earth

A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves

around an object

• Rotation

• Sun

• Star

• Orbit/Revolve

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Divisions of the year based on

changes due to varying amounts of

sunlight received caused by the tilt of Earth during

its revolution

• Seasons

• Lunar/Moon Phases

• Solar Eclipes

• Lunar Eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun,

covering all or part of the Sun;

• Seasons

• Lunar/Moon Phases

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A star and the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it

• Sun

• Moon

• Seasons

• Solar System

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The luminous star around which Earth and other planets revolve

• Star

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The slant of Earth’s axis, which is 23.5 degrees

• Axis

• Moon

• Sun

• Tilt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1