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Solar Systems!
5th Grade Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Axis | an imaginary straight line through the center of a planet which the planet spins or rotates around |
| Celestial Body | an object in space |
| Constellation | a group of stars seen from Earth that represents an animal, object, or mythological person |
| Day | the length of time a planet takes to make one complete turn on its axis |
| Moon | a natural object that revolves around a planet |
| Orbit | the path of an object as it circles around another object in space |
| Planet | a large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce its own light |
| Rotation | the spinning motion of a planet on its axis as it revolves around the Sun |
| Solar System | the Sun, planets, and all the objects that orbit the Sun |
| Star | a body in space that gives off light like our Sun |
| Sun | the star that is made of mostly hydrogen and helium gases and supplies the heat and light that sustains life on Earth |
| Year | the length of time a planet takes to go around the Sun |