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Planetary System Vocab
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Planetary System Vocab
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The planets spin on an axis
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Revolution The Earth’s orbit
or movement around the Sun
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Axis
• Imaginary line running from north to south
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Angle of Insolation The angle at
which the Sun’s light hits the Earth
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Spring Tide • The highest high tides and
the lowest low tides that occur during new & full moons
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Neap Tides • The lowest high
tides & • highest
low tides that occur • during
quarter moons
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Waxing
When the moon gains light
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Waning•When the moon loses light
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Gibbous•More than 50% of the moon is illuminated by the sun from earths view
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Crescent • Less than 50% of the moon is illuminated by the sun from Earth’s view
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Quarter• Exactly 50% of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun from Earth’s view
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Full moon
• 100% of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun from Earth’s view
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New m n
• 0% of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun from Earth’s view
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Lunar eclipse
•When the Moon passes into the Earth’s shadow
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Solar eclipse
•When the Earth passes into the Moon’s shadow
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Galactic address
•The place in the universe which we live in, starting with the universe and working towards our house address
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Gravity factor• The amount which gravity affects the mass of an object
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Weight • The measurement of gravity’s effect on mass
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How much would I weight on... • Earth: 105
• The Moon: 17.4• The Sun: 2842.5• Mercury: 39.6• Venus: 95.2• Mars: 39.5• Jupiter: 248.2• Saturn: 111.7• Uranus: 93.3• Neptune: 118.1• Pluto: 7