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Earth Science Unit 3
vocabulary for the unit
Term | Definition |
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star | a huge all of hot, glowing gases |
planet | a large body of matter that revolves around a star such as the sun |
solar system | a system made up of the Sun, the planets and their moons, as other objects that orbit around the sun. |
orbit | the path an object takes as it moves around the Sun |
asteroid | a large piece of rock that orbits the sun |
telescope | a tool for making distant objects appear nearer and larger |
binoculars | two telescopes joined together as a unit |