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Sci explosion ch 11
Science Explosion v4, chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| axis | an imaginary line from the north pole to the south pole through the center of the planet around which a planet rotates |
| facula | a bright cloud of gas on the Sun’s surface; usually accompanies sunspots |
| gas giant | planets with a surface made of gases |
| International Space Station | a facility that orbits Earth and is maintained and used by astronauts from sixteen different countries (the ISS) |
| lunar eclipse | an eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow |
| planet | an object in the solar system that orbits the sun and is big enough for its own gravity to keep it in the shape of a sphere |
| probe | an unmanned space craft that is controlled from Earth |
| revolution | each complete orbit a planet makes around the Sun |
| rotation | the turn of a planet around its axis |
| satellite | any object that rotates around another body in space |
| solar eclipse | an eclipse in which the Moon passes between the sun and Earth |
| terrestrial planet | a rocky, dense planet |
| totality | the event that occurs when a celestial body completely eclipses another celestial body |
| aurora | the light show near Earth’s Poles that is caused by the solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field |
| Dwarf planet | Orbit the sun, are spherical, but can share their orbit with other objects of similar size |
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