Fascinating Universe Explained: Moon Phases, Eclipses, Tides, and More
Explore the wonders of the universe with images and descriptions of moon phases, eclipses, tides, Earth's structure, celestial movements like rotation and revolution, and cosmic entities like the Sun, Moon, and Galaxy. Discover the beauty and complexity of our solar system and beyond in this informative collection.
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Phases Phases One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from the earth. 1
Moon Moon A natural satellite of earth. 2
Sun Sun The star at the center of the solar system 3
Earth Earth The third planet from the sun and the largest of the terrestrial planets in the solar system in diameter, mass, and density. 4
Eclipses Eclipses The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another 5
Tides Tides The daily rise and fall of earth s waters on it s coastlines. 6
Hemispheres Hemispheres One half of the sphere that makes up the earth s surface. 7
Tilt Tilt The leaning of the earth s imaginary axis at 23.5 degrees off of vertical. 8
Axis Axis An imaginary line that passes through earth s center and the north and south poles, about which the earth rotates. 9
Revolution Revolution The movement of an object around another object. 10
Rotation Rotation The spinning motion of a planet on its axis. 11
Constellations Constellations patterns of stars in the sky. 12
Solar System Solar System The sun and the bodies that revolve around it. 13
Galaxy Galaxy A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity. 14
Universe Universe All of space and everything in it. 15
Solar Eclipse Solar Eclipse The blocking of sunlight to the earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and the earth. 16
Lunar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when the earth is directly between the sun and the moon. 17
Umbra Umbra The darkest part of a shadow. 18
Penumbra Penumbra The part of the shadow that surrounds the umbra. 19
Waxing Waxing The phase of the moon during which the visible. 20
Waning Waning The phase of the moon in which the size of its visible portion is decreasing. 21
Crescent Crescent When the moon resembles the letter C or the letter C backwards. 22
Gibbous Gibbous Almost a full moon; approximately 90% illuminated. 23
