Astronomy Astronomy

Steven StolarzSteven Stolarz

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Period 1 Period 1

Rotation

RevolutionSeasons

Asteroids

Comets

Lunar EclipseSolar Eclipse

The Solar System Meteor

Rotation Rotation

Spinning around on an axis

RevolutionRevolution

Circling around a center point

SeasonsSeasons

Caused by the tilt in earths axis as it revolves around the sun

AsteroidsAsteroids

Rocky objects that revolve around the sun but are too small to be considered a planet

CometsComets

A loose collection of ice and other rocky particles

Lunar eclipseLunar eclipse

The blocking of sunlight to the moon when the earth Is directly in between the sun and the moon

Solar eclipseSolar eclipse

The blocking of sunlight to Earth when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth

The Solar SystemThe Solar System

The sun together with the eight planets and all the other celestial bodies that orbit the sun

MeteorMeteor

Asteroids that pass through the earths atmosphere

Tides Tides

Caused by the differences in how much the moon gravity pulls on different parts of the earth