| A | B |
| rotation | spining of the earth on its axis |
| axis | the imaginary line that runs through the earth where the earth spins |
| ellipse/elliptical | when the moons shadow hits the earth |
| solstice | when the sun reaches its greatest distance from the north or south |
| calender | a tool used to keep track of time |
| spring equinox | when the seson is spring, where the sun is at equal pionts |
| winter solstice | when the sun is at ethier the northen hempishere ro southern hempishere |
| weight | pounds or mass on an object |
| moon phase | pionts where the moon is |
| tide | diffrent pionts where the moons gravity creates waves |
| penumbra | the outer shadow of an eclipse |
| lunar eclipse | when the earth bolcks the sun from the moon |
| neap tide | then moon is at an angle with the earth |
| terrestrial planets | rocky planets |
| planetary rings | rings made of rock and ice |
| dwarf planets | large astriods or comets stuck in orbit |
| revolution | path around the sun |
| orbit | going around the sun |
| equinox | where the sun is at the north or south |
| leap year | 365 1/4 days in a year |