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SPACE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solar system | consist of the sun,planets,their moons,meteros,asteroids,and comets |
| milky way galaxy | the galaxy in wich our solar system is located |
| gravity1 gravity 2 | the force that pulls us toward earth and it keeps the planet in motion around the sun the attractive force between two objects;its magnitude depends on their masses and the distance between them |
| astronomy | the study of the moons,stars,and other objects in space |
| axis | an imaginary line that passes through earths center and the north and south poles about wich earth rotates |
| rotation | the spinning motion of a planet about its axis |
| revolution | the movement of an object around another object (planets revolve around the sun;moon(s) revolve around their planets) |
| orbit | |
| tides | |
| satellite | |
| phase | |
| crater | |
| maria | |
| core | |
| comet | |
| asteroids | |
| asteriod belt | |
| meteroid | |
| meteor | |
| metorite | |
| space station |