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Solar System Vocab
Term | Definition |
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phase | A stage in the series of changes in the apparent shape of the moon |
tilt | to slope or to slant |
axis | the imaginary line on which an object rotates; the imaginary line from the North Pole, through Earth's center, to the South Pole |
rotation | the spinning motion of an object on its axis |
Sun | the star that is the central body of our solar system |
lunar eclipse | the darkening of the moon when it moves into Earth's shadow |
revolution | the movement of an object around another object or point |
solar system | the Sun and planets and the other objects that orbit the Sun |
seasons | any of the four parts of the year |
orbit | the path a planet, moon, or other object takes around another |
moon | a natural object that revolves around a planet |