axis Grade 5 Critical Vocabulary rotation satellite images

axis Grade 5 Critical Vocabulary

rotation satellite images of Earth as it ROTATES (taken every 10 minutes over two hours) Grade 5 Critical Vocabulary

revolution When a planet or moon travels once around an object it is considered a revolution. It takes one whole year for Earth to revolve around the Sun. Grade 5 Critical Vocabulary

orbit All the objects in our Solar System ORBIT the Sun. This diagram shows the ORBIT of Earth and the Moon. Grade 3 Critical Vocabulary

Earth Google Earth lets you take virtual trips around EARTH using satellite images. This picture of EARTH was taken from the Moon! Kindergarten Critical Vocabulary

solar system Grade 3 Critical Vocabulary

planet There are 8 planets that orbit our Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune. satellite image of Mars Grade 3 Critical Vocabulary

moon MOON phases, viewed from Earth’s MOON Grade 2 Critical Vocabulary

star All of the objects in our solar system orbit one STAR, the Sun. Our galaxy alone contains about 200 billion stars! A STAR with a planet in very close orbit, about 880 light years from Earth Grade 1 Critical Vocabulary

Sun Our SUN powers the Water Cycle. satellite image of our SUN Kindergarten Critical Vocabulary

patterns SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER Kindergarten Critical Vocabulary

season Grade 2 Critical Vocabulary

tide HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE When one shore of an ocean has high TIDE, its other shore has low TIDE. Grade 4 Critical Vocabulary

gravity When a ball is tossed in the air, GRAVITY acts upon it, pulling it toward Earth. Grade 3 Critical Vocabulary

model Grade 2 Critical Vocabulary