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SCIENCE
SOLAR SYSTEM / CYCLES & PATTERNS IN SPACE (Chapter 1 & 2)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| axis | an imaginary line through the center of an object |
| constellation | a group of stars that forms a pattern shaped like an animal, person, or object |
| Crescent Moon | the phase of the Moon when a thin part of the Moon's near side is sunlit |
| equator | an imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles |
| Full Moon | the phase of the Moon when all of the Moon's near side is sunlit |
| New Moon | the phase of the Moon when the Moon's near side appears totally dark |
| phases of the Moon | the different ways the Moon looks throughout the month |
| Quarter Moon | the phase of the Moon when half of the Moon's near side is sunlit |
| rotate/spin | to turn on an axis or to move about a fixed point |
| season | one of four parts of the year - spring, summer, fall, and winter. (changes due to Earth's revolution around the Sun) |
| star | a ball of hot gases that gives off light and other forms of energy |
| Waning Moon | the phases of the Moon when a decreasing amount of the Moon's near side is sunlit |
| Waxing Moon | the phases of the Moon when an increasing amount of the Moon's near side is sunlit |
| gas giant | a very large planet made up mostly of gases |
| inner planets | smallest planets in our solar system, they are closest to the Sun and include Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars -- made of rock |
| magnify | to make an object appear larger |
| moon | a small, rounded body in orbit around a planet |
| orbit/revolve | to move in a path around something |
| 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 |
| planet | a large body of rock or gas that orbits around a star |
| solar system | the Sun and planets, their moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun |
| 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 |
| Sun | nearest star to Earth |
| telescope | a tool used that makes distant objects appear larger, brighter and sharper |
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