Transcript Astronomy

Astronomy
Steven Stolarz
4/7/10
Period 1
Comets
Seasons
Rotation
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Asteroids
The Solar System
Meteor
Revolution
Rotation
Spinning around on an axis
Revolution
Circling around a center point
Seasons
Caused by the tilt in earths axis as it revolves around the
sun
Asteroids
Rocky objects that revolve around the sun but
are too small to be considered a planet
Comets
A loose collection of ice and other rocky particles
Lunar eclipse
The blocking of sunlight to the moon when the earth Is directly
in between the sun and the moon
Solar eclipse
The blocking of sunlight to Earth when the moon is directly between
the sun and Earth
The Solar System
The sun together with the eight planets and all the other
celestial bodies that orbit the sun
Meteor
Asteroids that pass through the earths atmosphere
Tides
Caused by the differences in how much the moon gravity pulls on
different parts of the earth