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Science Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| revolution | One full orbit around the sun. |
| axis | An imaginary line around which an object spins. |
| solar flare | An explosive eruption of waves and particles into space. |
| rotation | A whole spin of an object on its axis. |
| constellation | A group of stars that form a pattern. |
| orbit | The path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon. |
| comet | A frozen mass of different types of ice and dust orbiting the sun. |
| moon | A natural object that revolves around a planet. |
| planet | A large, round object that revolves around a star and has cleared the region around its orbit. |
| dwarf planet | A large, round object that revolves around the sun but has not cleared the region around its orbit. |
| outer planet | Any of the four planets in our solar system beyond mars. |
| inner planet | Any of the four closest planets to the sun. |
| asteroid | A rocky mass up to several hundred kilometers wide that revolves around the sun. |
| space probe | A spacecraft that gathers data without a crew. |
| meteorite | A piece of a meteor that lands on Earth. |
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