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Astronomy 8th
SPACE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| comet | small icy body that orbits the sun |
| constellation | group of stars that form a pattern |
| crater | a bowl shaped depression casued from an impact |
| cyclic | regularly repeating |
| Galaxy | stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity |
| geocentrism | idea that all things revolve around the earth |
| heliocentrism | sun is the center of the solar system and everything revolves around it |
| insolation | high angels or low angels causes seasons |
| metoer | space rock |
| neap tides | lowest tide |
| phenomenon | observable fact or event |
| revolution | go around something |
| spring tide | highest tide new full moon |
| universe | everything in space |