STAAR Science Vocabulary

Rotation means

• an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

• turning or spinning on an axis

• action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

• path an object takes

The action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

• orbit

• axis

• revolution

• rotation

An imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet

• orbit

• axis

• equator

• temperature

The path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• atmosphere

An object that orbits another object in space

• planet

• satellite

• telescope

• axis

A science tool used for observing very distant objects in space

• microscope

• flashlight

• telescope

• magnifying glass

the eight planets, their moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun

• galaxy

• solar system

• asteroid

• comet

Each of the four divisions of the year marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours

• spring

• fall

• weather

• seasons

The rising and falling of the ocean's surface

• tsunami

• tides

• waves

• current

The partial or total blocking of light of one object by another

• moon phases

• eclipses

• tides

• solar flare