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Solar System
These are the words we will use during this unit.
Term | Definition |
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star | a large, hot ball of glowing gasses |
tilt | to lean or slant (how earth is positioned on its axis) |
orbit | the path of an object as it travels around another object |
moon | earth's natral satellite and the object in the sky that apppears to be the largest |
telescope | a tool used to get a closer look at far away objects |
universe | every thing that exsits on planet earth and in 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 | radiatoin light and heat from the sun |