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Sun earth -moon
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Satellite | Points of light | |
| Star | is a giant ball, of superheated gas or plasma | |
| Planet | obits the sun ,larger mass then nearby objects | |
| Meteor | A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice | |
| Comet | a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light it approaches the sun | |
| Constellation | A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents figure object or animal | |
| Geocentric | Earth centered model | |
| Heliocentric | Sun center model | |
| Ellipse | Oval shape of the planets orbits | |
| Sun | Largest object our solar system | |
| Axis | Imaginary Line than passes from the North Pole through the earth center to the South Pole | |
| Rotaintion | Spinning of earth on its axis | |
| Revolution | Movement of one object | |
| Solstice | One day of the year when the sun appears highest in he sky | |
| Equninox | Nether hemisphere is tilted toward the sun | |
| Gravity | This force that attract all object towards toward each other | |
| Inertia | Tendency that keeps plants in motion | |
| Orbit | Path plantets follow when they resolve around the sun | |
| Law of universal graviton | Every object attracts every other and its force depens on made and distance | |
| Phase | Different shape of the moon you see | |
| Solar eclipse | When the moon passes directly between the earth and sun during a new moon | |
| Lunar eclipse | Occurs during on a full moon when earth is directly between the moon and sun | |
| Unbra | Darkest part of a shadow where light is completely blocked | |
| Penumbra | Area of a shadow where light is partially blocked | |
| Tide | Daily rise and fall of ocean water | |
| Spring tide | Higher high tides during full and new moons | |
| Neap tide | Lower high tides during the first and third quarter | |
| Maria | Dark smooth lava covered areas on the moon | |
| Highlands | Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters |