Science Vocab

1. - when the moon increases from its apparent size and the larger part is lighted up and visible to us.
2. eclipse - an eclipse where the moon darkens while it passes by earth’s shadow.
6. exploration - a discovery that keeps on going, the exploration of celestiel structures in outer space and always evolving of new technology.
7. - a force that keeps masses down on earth such as humans and objects.
9. - layers of gas that surround a planet
11. - the planet that we live on.
12. - a group of solar systems with gas and dust held by gravity.
13. moon – the curved banana shape of the waning or waxing moon.
15. - in space it is the action of roatating on its axis or the center.
16. - the circular path of an object as it it revolves around another object.
17. – a body of matter in outer space that orbits a planet.
20. - a cool event where the shadow of a object in space falls on top of something.
22. moon – the moon when only half of its lighted surface is visible by us.
25. tide - the state of a tide when it is at its lowest point.

1. - when the moon decreases from its apparent size and the smaller part is lighted up and visible to us.
3. - an instance of revolving.
4. - a artificial body placed around earth or moon to collect info or for communication.
5. tide - the state of a tide when it is at its highest point.
8. probe - a surgical instrument for exploring a part of the body.
10. - an instrument used to see things far away.
11. - the time each year twice, when the sun crosses the celestial equater when the day and night are an
14. - the star that the earth orbits around.
18. - the four divisions of the year spring, summer, autumn and winter marked odd weather patterns, daylight hours, and the posistion of the sun.
19. – a large sphere that revolves around a star
21. system - the eight planets and their moons which orbit around the sun.
23. moon – the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is lighted up.
24. moon – the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible to the earth.