Day and Night Sky Flashcards

Kindergarten · Science · Flashcards

Practice words about what we see in the day and night sky.

Flashcards

Sun: The star closest to Earth; gives us light and warmth during the day
Moon: Earth's satellite; visible in the night sky and reflects sunlight
Star: A giant ball of hot glowing gas in space; looks like a tiny dot of light at night
Constellation: A pattern of stars in the night sky, like the Big Dipper
Moon phase: The different shapes the Moon seems to have each night of the month
Cloud: Made of tiny water droplets; floats in the sky and can bring rain
Daytime: When the Sun is in the sky and the Earth is facing it
Nighttime: When Earth has turned away from the Sun and the sky is dark
Planet: A large round object in space that orbits the Sun; visible in the night sky
Orbit: The path one object takes around another, like the Moon orbiting Earth
Sunlight: Light that comes from the Sun and lights up Earth during the day
Twinkle: The way stars seem to flicker because of Earth's atmosphere