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SOLAR SYSTEM / CYCLES & PATTERNS IN SPACE (Chapter 1 & 2)

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axis   an imaginary line through the center of an object  
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constellation   a group of stars that forms a pattern shaped like an animal, person, or object  
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Crescent Moon   the phase of the Moon when a thin part of the Moon's near side is sunlit  
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equator   an imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles  
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Full Moon   the phase of the Moon when all of the Moon's near side is sunlit  
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New Moon   the phase of the Moon when the Moon's near side appears totally dark  
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phases of the Moon   the different ways the Moon looks throughout the month  
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Quarter Moon   the phase of the Moon when half of the Moon's near side is sunlit  
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rotate/spin   to turn on an axis or to move about a fixed point  
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season   one of four parts of the year - spring, summer, fall, and winter. (changes due to Earth's revolution around the Sun)  
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star   a ball of hot gases that gives off light and other forms of energy  
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Waning Moon   the phases of the Moon when a decreasing amount of the Moon's near side is sunlit  
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Waxing Moon   the phases of the Moon when an increasing amount of the Moon's near side is sunlit  
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gas giant   a very large planet made up mostly of gases  
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inner planets   smallest planets in our solar system, they are closest to the Sun and include Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars -- made of rock  
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magnify   to make an object appear larger  
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moon   a small, rounded body in orbit around a planet  
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orbit/revolve   to move in a path around something  
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outer planets   largest planets in our solar system, they are farthest away from the Sun and include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune -- made of gas (Gas Giants) and they ALL have rings  
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planet   a large body of rock or gas that orbits around a star  
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solar system   the Sun and planets, their moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun  
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space probe   craft that travels into space with instruments, but not people -- they carry cameras, lab equipment, and other tools to take pictures and collect data of space  
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Sun   nearest star to Earth  
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telescope   a tool used that makes distant objects appear larger, brighter and sharper  
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