Earth and Space (Astronomy)
altitude |
angle of insolation (angle of incidence) |
Angle of Polaris above horizon (observer’s latitude) |
aphelion |
apparent path of Sun |
apparent diameter (of Sun, Moon, celestial objects) |
asteroid |
axial tilt |
axis of rotation |
Big Bang theory |
comet |
conduction |
constellation |
convection |
coordinate system (latitude and longitude) |
Coriolis effect |
day |
Doppler Effect (red shift) |
duration of insolation |
eclipse |
ellipse |
energy |
equator |
equinoxes |
focal length (of ellipse) |
focus (pl. foci) of an ellipse |
Foucault pendulum |
global climate change (as related to impact events) |
gravity |
horizon |
impact crater |
impact event |
insolation |
Jovian planets |
luminosity |
lunar eclipse |
Main Sequence star |
major axis (of ellipse) |
mass extinction |
meteor |
microwave background radiation |
Milky Way galaxy |
moon phases |
nebula |
North Pole |
nuclear fusion |
orbit |
outgassing |
perihelion |
planets |
Polaris |
prime meridian |
radiation |
Red Giant star |
red shift (Doppler Effect) |
retrograde motion |
revolution |
rotation |
satellite |
seasons |
solar eclipse |
solar system |
solstices |
South Pole |
spiral galaxy |
star |
Sun |
supernova explosion |
telescope |
terrestrial planets |
tides |
time zones |
Universal (Greenwich) Time |
Universe |
year |
White Dwarf star |
zenith |