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solar system
these are the words that we will use duing solar system unit
Term | Definition |
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star | a large,hot ball of glowing gases |
tilt | to lean or slant (how earth is positioned on it's axis) |
orbit | the path of an object as it travels around another object |
moon | Earth natural satellite,and the object in the night sky that appears to be the largest |
telescope | a tool used to get a closer look at a far away object |
universe | everything that exists on earth and space |
planet | a large, round object made of rock or gas that orbits around the sun |
revolve | to move around another object (like the planets move around the sun) |
rotate | to spin on an axis (like earth does) |
solar energy | radition, light, and heat from the sun |