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a body that orbits a planet satelite
cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light comet
star giant ball of superheated gas or plasma made of H and He
tendency of an object to resist a change in motion inertia
force that attracts all objects towards each other gravity
tide the rise and fall of ocean water every 12 hours
path of an object as it revolves around another object in space orbit
spinning motion of a planet on its axis rotation
day and night are 12 hours long during equinox
different shapes of the moon phases
the movement of one object around another revolution
neap tide occurs during first quarter and third quarter moon
Earth is the center and all the planets revolve around it geocentric
the moon passes between the Earth and sun solar eclipse
Imaginary line that passes from North Pole, through the equator to the South Pole axis
2 factors that determine the strength of the force of gravity mass of an object and distance between them
a streak of light when a small piece of rock or ice burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere is meteor
Heliocentric system Earth and planets revolve around the sun
rotation of Earth on its axis causes day and night on Earth
Earth's axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun causes seasons
the sun, moon, and Earth all line up during the full and new moon to create spring tide
the line between the Earth and sun is at a right angle between Earth and the moon neap tide
a spring tide occurs during full and noon moon
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