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Space-Constellations
Important words for TrueFlix book
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Astologers | people who practice astrology |
| Astrology | the study of how the position of the planets and stars may affect people's lives |
| Astronomy | the study of space and everything in it |
| Constellations | group of stars that seem to make a pattern in the sky. Astronomers divide the sky into 88 constellations. |
| Myths | stories that express the beliefs of a group of people |
| Nebula | a giant could of gas and dust in space |
| Northern Hemisphere | the half of Earth that is north of the equator |
| Orbit | the path of a planet or other object around the Sun |
| Rotating | spinning in space |
| Southern Hemisphere | the half of Earth that is south of the equator |
| Zodiac | an area of the sky that includes 12 constellations and the path of the Sun, Moon, and planets |