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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rotate | To Spin Around an Axis |
| Axis | An Imaginary Line That Runs Through the Center of 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 | A small-like body that revolves around earth rather than the Sun |
| Phases | As the moon revolves around earth different amounts of its lit surface can be seen |
| Solar System | Is a group of objects in space that orbit a star in the center plus the star itself |
| Planet | is a large object that revolves itself around a star in a clear orbit |
| Dwarf planet | Also revolves around a star but its path is not clear of other objects |
| Comet | A ball of rock ice and frozen gases |
| Star | A huge ball of superheated gas |
| sun | A star is at the center of our solar system |
| Constellation | A group of stars that form an imaginary picture in the sky |
| Galaxy | A huge system of gases dust and stars |
| Universe | Everything that exists in space |