93 million miles

The distance from the Earth to the Sun

Asteroid
a rocky object that orbits the Sun, found mostly
in the region between Mars and Jupiter

Moon phase in which less than

crescent half of the Moon appears to
be illuminated.

Earth
the only planet in the solar system on which life
is known to exist

the Earth
the 3rd planet; This planet is the only one to
support life
 The two days of the year on
which neither hemisphere is
Equinox tilted toward or away from the
sun. Day and night time is
equal.

First Quarter Moon ...

Moon is furthest from the sun.

Earth is between the sun and
Full Moon
the moon so we see all of the
moon lit up.

Moon phase in which more

Gibbous than half of the Moon appears
to be illuminated.

Gravity
a force that pulls two objects toward one
another
 name for the period of time
lunar month that the moon takes to orbit
the earth (28-29 days)

Meteorite
When a meteoroid lands on the Earth's
surface

The Moon

Orbits earth; It's a satellite.

Moon
a natural object that revolves around a
planet

Moon is between Earth and

New Moon the Sun. On Earth we don't see
any of the moon lit up.
 Orbit
a path of an object as it circles around another
object in outer space

Planet
a large body in space that orbits a star and does
not produce light on its own

Revolve
the movement of an object around another
object. The earth revolves around the sun.

Rotation

when an object spins on its axis

the tilt of the earth's axis & the

Seasons are caused by
revolution around the sun
 Solar System
the Sun and the planets and other objects that
orbit the Sun

The two days of the year on

which the sun reaches its
Solstice
greatest distance north or
south of the equator.

Star
A huge ball of gases that makes its own heat and
light

Sun
Our Solar System's star that is made of hydrogen and helium
gases, and supplies the heat and light that sustains life on Earth

Third Quarter Moon ...

 Waning getting smaller

Waning Crescent ...

Waning Gibbous ...

Waxing getting bigger

Waxing Crescent ...

Waxing Gibbous ...