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Hubbard Middle School 5th Grade Science Unit B Terms

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constellation   A group of stars that form a fixed pattern is the night sky.  
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axis   The imaginary line on which an object rotates.  
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rotation   The spinning of an object on it's axis.  
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revolution   The movement of an object around another object or point.  
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star   A huge globe of gas that shines by it's own light.  
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planet   A large body in space that revolves around a star and dosen't give off it's own light.  
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refracting telescope   An instrument for viewing distant objects that uses 2 lenses to gather light and produce an image.  
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reflecting telescope   An instrument for viewing distant objects that uses a curved mirror at the back of it's tube to gather light and produce an image.  
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comet   A small object in space made of ice dust gas and rock that orbits a star and has a gaseous tail.  
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meteor   A piece of rock or metal thatenters earth's atmosphere.  
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geocentric model   A representation of the uuniverse where stars and planets revolve around earth.  
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heliocentric model   A representation where the earth revolves arond the sun.  
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