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Unit 8 - Earth Science

Astronomy words.

AB
Celestial ObjectAnything outside of the earth's atmosphere
Celestial SphereAn imaginary circle surrounding the earth.
RotationEarth spinning around on it's axis
RevolutionTime to travel around the sun.
ZenithA point right above the observer
TerrestialRock planets
JovianGas Planets
AurorasSolar flares brought to our planet by our magnetic field
SatellitesAny smaller object revolving around a larger object
Retrograde MotionThe apparent movement of planets moving backwards.
CometBig ball of dirty snow
MeteorLight made by a meteroid as it's burned by our atmosphere
Asteriodlarge masses of rock found on a belt between Mars and Jupiter
OrbitThe path in which all celestial objects move.
Elliptical OrbitAn Ellipsed shape orbit around the sun
HeliocentricThe model in which the sun is in the center of the solar system
GeocentricModel in which the Earth is the center of our solar system
PerihelionPoint in which the Earth is closest to the sun.
AphelionPoint in which the Earth is farthest away from the sun


Melanie Carr

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