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STARS AND PLANETS
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ROTATE | TO SPIN AROUND AN AXIS |
| REVOLVE | TO TRAVEL IN A CLOSED PATH AROUND THE SUN |
| AXIS | AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CENER OF EARTH FROM THE NORH POIE TO THE SOUTH POLE |
| orbit | AN OBJECT PATH AROUND THE SUN |
| MOON | A SMALL PLANET LIKE BODY THAT REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH RATHER THAN THE SUN |
| PHASES | AS THE MOON REVOLVES AROUND EARTH, DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF ITS LIT SURFACE CAN BE SEEN |
| SOLAR SYSTEM | IS SOLAR |
| PLANET | |
| DWARF PLANET | |
| COMET | |
| STAR | |
| SUN | |
| CONSTELLATION | |
| GALAXY | |
| UNIVERSE |