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solar system unit

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star   a large, hot ball of glowing gases  
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tilt   to move or cause into a sloping position  
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orbit   the path of an object in space as it travels around another object  
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moon   a natural satellite that orbits a planet  
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telescope   an optical instrument designed to make distant objects seem nearer  
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universe   everything that exists  
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planet   a large object in space that orbits a star  
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revolve   move in a circle on a central axis  
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rotate   move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or center  
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solar energy   radiant energy emitted by the sun  
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constellation   a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern  
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atmosphere   the envelope of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet  
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comet   a celestial object consisting of nucleus of ice and dust  
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lunar ecipse   an eclipse in which appears darkened as it passes into the earths shadow  
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solar eclipse   an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon  
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elliptical   its large and contains millions to trillions of stars  
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galaxy   a system of millions or billions of stars together with gas and dust held together by gravitational attraction  
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solstice   either of the two times in the year the summer and winter solstice when the reaches its highest point in the sky  
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asteroid   a small rocky body orbiting the sun  
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satellite   an artificial body placed around the earth or the moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication  
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