Terms in alphabetical order – Earth and Space (Astronomy)

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