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solar system
There are the words we will use during our solar system unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| star | a large, hot ball of glowing gases |
| tilt | to lean or slant (how Earth is positison on its axis) |
| orbit | the path of an object as it travels around another object |
| moon | Earth.'s natural satellite,and the object in the night sky that appears to be the larghest |
| telescop | a tool used to get a closer look at faraway object |
| universe | everthing that exists on Earth and space |
| plante | a large, round object made of rock or gas that obrits around the sun |
| revolve | to move around another object ( like the plantes move around the sun) |
| rotate | to spin on an axis ( like the Earth does) |
| solar energy | radiation, light, and heat from the sun |