Space Vocabulary

1. A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light
5. Any natural object that astronomers study
7. The different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth, caused by the changing amounts of the lunar surface illuminated by the Sun as it orbits Earth
8. A time or date at which the sun reaches its maxmum or minimum declination marked by the longest and shortest days of the year
11. happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light and creating a shadow on Earth
13. The star which the earth orbits
15. A small, rocky or metallic body that orbits the sun, typically found in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

2. The movement of one celestial body around another
3. The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
4. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
6. happens when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon and casting a shadow on it
9. An imaginary line which a body rotates
10. The natural satellite of Earth
12. A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
14. The alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun