Colbie’s 8.4 vocab

4. accumulation of particles into a massive object that has a gravitational field
7. Height above a certain level typically sea level
8. the change in the direction of light due to a change in the medium
12. electromagnetic or light waves from space are bent causing what we see to be slightly different than what is actually there
13. Regularity in the world, elements are repeated in a predictable manner
14. the force of gravity
15. A star in the constellation Ursa Minor or the “Little Bear, commonly referred to as the North Star

1. Occurring everyday happening during the day rather than at night
2. observing or thinking of something in a different way or from a different viewpoint
3. having to do with the sun or sunlight
5. Determined by or resembling a moon
6. when light or energy passes through a medium and is deflected
9. to happen once a year
10. an astronomical event where an object cannot be seen because it is blocked by the shadow of another object in front of it
11. the circular movement of an object around another object
13. a distinct period or stage in a series of events, the process of change or development