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Sun,earth, moon

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TermDefinition
Satellite. Point of light
Star Giant ball of superheated gas or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium
Plant Spherical, orbits 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
Geocentric earth-centered model
Heliocentric Sun-centered model
Ellipse oval shape of the planets’ orbits
Sun Largest object in our solar system
Phase Different shapes of the moon you see
Solar eclipse When the moon passes directly between the earth and sun and sun during a new moon
Umbra Darkest part of a shadow where light
Lunar eclipse Occurs during a full moon when earth is directly between the earth and moon
Tide Daily rise and fall of the ocean water
Spring tide Higher high tides during full and new moons
Neap tides Lower height tides during thr first snd third quarter mooms
Maria Dark,smooth,lave covered area on the moon
Highlands Higher light area on the moon covered with craters
Astronomical unit Used to measure far distances in spaces 1AU=Distance from earth to sun
Meteoroid Chunk of rock smaller then asteroid
Meteor Streak of light
Meteorite Space rock found on Earth
Asteroid Million of small rocky objects that orbit the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
Comets Made of gas, dust and ice, revolve around the sun in the Kuiper Belt smd aorta cloud
Inner planets Terrestrial planets Solid snd rocky Mercury Venus, earth, mars
Outer planets Gas giants Made of gas snd ice Ring and moons Hydrogen snd helium
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