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Earth, Sun, and
Moon
Science SOL 4.7
Solar System
 The
sun, the
nine planets
and their
moons, and
the other
objects that
orbit the sun.
Solar Eclipse
 The
blocking of
sunlight by the
moon as the
moon passes
between the
sun and the
earth.
Rotation
 One
full spin of
an object
around an axis;
the rotation of
the Earth
causes day
and night.
Revolution
 The
movement of
one object
around an axis;
the revolution of
the Earth around
the sun causes
the seasons.
Lunar Eclipse
 The
darkening
of the moon as
it passes
through the
earth’s
shadow.
New Moon
 The
moon is between the
Earth and the sun; the sunlit
side of the moon faces away.
First Quarter
 One
week after
the new moon;
half of the
moon’s sunlit
side of the
moon faces
away.
Full Moon
 Two
weeks
after the new
moon; the
whole sunlit
half of the
moon faces the
earth.
Last Quarter
 Three
weeks
after the new
moon; half of
the sunlit side
of the moon
faces the
Earth.
Moon Phases
 The
positions
of the moon in
its orbit around
the Earth
Earth
 The
third
planet from the
sun; the planet
where we live.
Axis
 An
imaginary
line through a
spinning
object; the
Earth rotates
on its axis.
Season
 One
of the four
periods of the
year- spring,
summer, fall,
and winter.
Planet
 A large
body of
matter
revolving
around the
sun.
Ellipse
 The
shape of a
circle that has
been flattened
a little.
Waxing
 The
moon phases leading up
to a full moon.
Waning
 The
moon phases after the full
moon.
NASA
 National
 Aeronautics
and
 Space
 Administration
NOAA
 National
 Oceanic
and
 Atmospheric
 Administration
Aristotle
 The
ancient
philosopher
who believed
that the
universe was
a sphere with
the Earth at
its center.
Copernicus
 Established
the
theory that the
Earth revolved
around the
sun.
Ptolemy
 Believed
that
the planets and
the Sun orbited
around the
Earth.
Galileo
 The
first to use
a telescope
and discover
evidence to
support the
theory of
Copernicus.
The End!