Unit 4 vocabulary part 2

3. When the moon completely blocks the sun. The sky becomes dark, and only the sun's outer layer (the corona) is visible. People wear special glasses to watch it safely.
6. The darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse. If you stand in the umbra during a solar eclipse, you will see a total eclipse.
7. The path an object takes around another in space. Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits Earth.
8. When the moon moves between the Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight for a short time. This makes the sky darker, like early evening, even during the day
11. When only a part of the moon moves into Earth's shadow it looks like a dark bite has been taken out of the moon.
12. The force that pulls objects toward each other. It keeps planets in orbit and makes things fall to the ground when you drop them.
13. The lighter part of a shadow during an eclipse. If you are in the penumbra, you will only see a partial eclipse.
14. Includes the sun, eight planets, moons asteroids, and comets that orbit the sun. Earth is the third planet from the sun.

1. When the moon blocks only part of the sun. The sun looks like a crescent, and the sky is not completely dark.
2. When the Moon is completely covered by Earth's shadow. The moon looks red because Earth's atmosphere bends sunlight and only red light reaches the Moon. this is called a "Blood Moon."
4. When Earth moves between the Sun and the moon, blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon. This makes the Moon look darker or even red.
5. The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere. It looks like a glowing halo around the sun during a total solar eclipse.
9. a rocky object that orbits the sun. Some asteroids are small like a car, while others are as big as a city. They are mostly found in the Asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
10. Large object that orbits a star, like the sun Earth is a planet where humans, animals, and plants live.
15. The center of our solar system. It gives us light and heat, helping plants grow and keeping Earth warm.