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solar system unit

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star   a large, hot ball of glowing gasses  
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tilt   when an object or planet is leaning or slanting on it's side  
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orbit   the curved path in a planet, moon, or star  
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moon   the natural satellite to Earth  
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telescope   an optical instrument uses to make far objects look closer  
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universe   all planets, stars, and galaxies  
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planet   a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star  
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revolve   move in a circle on a central axis  
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rotate   to move or cause to move in a circle around a center or axis  
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solar energy   radiant energy emitted by the Sun  
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constellation   a group of stars forming a reconizable pattern  
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atmisphere   the envelope of gasses surrounding the Earth or another planet  
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comet   an objet in space made of ice and dust, and near the Sun it forms a tail of gas and dust  
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lunar eclipse   an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes through the Earth's shadow  
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solar eclipse   an eclpise in which the Sun is obscurbed by the moon  
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elliptical   using or involving ellipsis  
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galaxy   a system of millions or billions of stars, planets, dust, and other objects  
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solstice   either 2 times a year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches it's highest or lowest piont in the sky at noon  
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asteroid   a small rocky body orbiting the Sun  
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satellite   an artificial body placed in orbit around planets and moons to colect information  
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