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vocablary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rotate | to spin around an axis |
| axis | an imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth from the north pole to the south pole |
| revolve | to travel in a closed path around the sun |
| orbit | an objects path in space around another object |
| moon sun | a small planet-like body that revolves around the earth, different amounts of its lit surface can be seen |
| phase surface | as the moon revolves around the earth different amount of lit surface can be seen |
| soler system | is a Groupe of object in space that orbit a star in its center plus the star itself |
| plaint | is a large object that revolts around a star but in |