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Solar System Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revolution | one full orbit of an object around another object |
| solar flare | an explosive eruption of waves and particles into space |
| constellation | a group of stars that forms a pattern |
| axis | an imaginary line around which a planet spins |
| rotation | one whole spin of an object on its axis |
| orbit | the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon |
| moon | a natural object that revolves around a planet |
| outer planet | any of the four planets in our solar system beyond Mars |
| inner planet | any of the four closest planets to the sun |
| space probe | a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew |
| planet | a large round object that revolves around a star and has cleared the region around its orbit |
| star | a gigantic ball of very hot gases that give off radiation |
| sunspot | dark spots on the face of the sun |
| star | a gigantic ball of very hot gases that gives off radiation |