Terms you should know and use!
Axis of Rotation - An imaginary line going from the north pole to the south pole. The earth spins on this line.
Orbit - The path that a planet travels
as it goes around the sun.
Phases of the Moon - The changes in the appearance of the moon’s shape during a month, such as:
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Full moon
*Last quarter
Reflection - The bouncing of light off of an object. The moon appears to shine because it reflects the sun’s light.
Revolution - The circling of one object around another object in space. A planet revolves around the sun. A moon revolves around a planet.
Rotation - When a planet or moon turns all the way around or spins on its axis one time.
Seasons - Due to the tilt of earth as it travels around the sun, we have spring, summer, fall, and winter.
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