Earth, Moon, Sun, and Constellations
Word Bank
axis: the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
month: calendar month is a period of four weeks or 30 days.
rotation: the earth rotates about an imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles of the planet.
waxing: when the moon appears to be getting bigger.
waning: when the moon appears to be getting smaller.
year: calendar year is 365 days or 12 months
revolutions: the movement of one object around another
tilt: at an angle; Earth has seasons because our planet's axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of 23.5
constellation: group or position of stars
axis: the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
month: calendar month is a period of four weeks or 30 days.
rotation: the earth rotates about an imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles of the planet.
waxing: when the moon appears to be getting bigger.
waning: when the moon appears to be getting smaller.
year: calendar year is 365 days or 12 months
revolutions: the movement of one object around another
tilt: at an angle; Earth has seasons because our planet's axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of 23.5
constellation: group or position of stars