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Unit 6
Sun, Earth, & Moon
Question | Answer |
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Atmosphere | the air that surrounds the Earth; it is made of a mixture of gases |
Axis | imaginary line about which an object rotates |
Composition | the combination of substances that make up a whole object |
Orbit | the path that one object in space follows as it revolves around another object in space |
Revolution | one orbit of an object, such as a planet or satellite, in space around another object in space |
Rotation | the spinning of a planet, Moon, or other object on its axis |