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Kevin's Outer Space
Integrated Science
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Planet | Any of the nine primary bodies orbiting the sun. |
| Solar System | The sun and all the objects that orbit around it. |
| Asteriod | A small rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. |
| New Moon | When the moon blocks sunlight on Earth. |
| Lunar Eclipse | When Earth blocks moons sunlight. |
| Universe | The sum of all matter and energy that exists, that ever has existed, and that ever will exist. |
| Light Year | A unit of distance equl to the distance light travels in one year. |
| Read Shift Theory | A shift toward the red end of the spectrum in the observed spectral lines of stars or galaxies. |
| Constellation | A group of stars appearing in a pattern as seen from Earth. |
| Coriolis Effect | The change in the direction of an objects path due to Earths rotation. |