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Planets and solar system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Axis | An imaginary line running through the center of Earth from the North pole to the south pole |
| Rotation | The turning of an object on an axis |
| Revolution | The movement of one object in an orbit around another object |
| Eclipse | An event that occurs when one object passes into the shadow of another object |
| Tides | They are the regular rising and falling of the oceans surface caused mostly by the moon's gravitational pull pull on earths oceans |
| New Moon | The phase of the moon in which only a dim outline of it's shape is visible |
| First Quarter Moon | The phase of the moon when it is one quarter of the way through its orbit and we see half of the moon lighted |
| Full Moon | The phase of the moon in which we see the entire moon lighted and it appears bright and round. |
| Third Quarter Moon | The phase of the moon when it is three quarters of the way through its orbit and we see half of the moon lighted. |
| Asteroid | A piece of rock and metal that orbits the sun |
| Sattellite | A body in space that orbits a larger body. |
| Meteor | A piece of rock that is smaller than asteroid that enters earth's atmosphere and burns up |
| Comet | A ball of ice, rock and frozen gases that orbit the sun. |
| Galaxy | A huge system of stars. |
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