Space Vocabulary

2. When the moon is hidden from view for a short time by the earth’s shadow. 2 Words
5. A special star that helps us know which way is north.
8. When the Sun is hidden from view for a short time by the moon passing between the earth and the sun. 2 Words
9. Absolutely everything that is in space: galaxies, stars, planets, moons, asteroids etc.
11. The bright, hot ball of gas in the sky that gives us light and heat.
13. The calendar most people use with months and days.
14. Colorful lights in the sky at night, especially in the North.
15. The longest or shortest day of the year.
16. Days when there is equal day and night or
17. Repeating patterns.

1. Groups of stars that make shapes in the sky.
3. A special room or device that shows us how the sky looks at different times.
4. Two small telescopes joined together to help us see things far away.
6. A natural satellite that orbits around a planet. Earth has one which reflects the sun’s light and is mainly visible at night.
7. A tool that makes faraway things look bigger and clearer, it is often used to study space.
10. A calendar based on the Moon's changes.
11. Burning balls of gas that are similar to the sun only so far away that they appear as dots in the sky.
12. A planet is a large ball of rock or gas that orbits around a star. Our solar system has 8: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.