Steven Stolarz 4/7/10 Period 1 Astronomy Steven Stolarz 4/7/10 Period 1
Comets Seasons Revolution Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse Rotation Meteor Asteroids The Solar System
Rotation Spinning around on an axis
Revolution Circling around a center point
Seasons Caused by the tilt in earths axis as it revolves around the sun
Asteroids Rocky objects that revolve around the sun but are too small to be considered a planet
Comets A loose collection of ice and other rocky particles
Lunar eclipse The blocking of sunlight to the moon when the earth Is directly in between the sun and the moon
Solar eclipse The blocking of sunlight to Earth when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth
The Solar System The sun together with the eight planets and all the other celestial bodies that orbit the sun
Meteor Asteroids that pass through the earths atmosphere
Tides Caused by the differences in how much the moon gravity pulls on different parts of the earth