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vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the imaginary line that runs through the north pole and the south pole? | the axis. |
| what travels in a closed path around the sun? | well, to travel in a closed path is to revolve. |
| what is an objects path in space around another object? | to orbit. |
| what is a small planet like body that revolves around earth rather then the sun? | moon. |
| what revolves around earth? | phases. |
| what is a group of objects that orbit a star? | solar system. |
| what is a large object that revolves around a star? | a planet.. |
| what revolves around a star, but its path is clear of other objects? | dwarf planet. |
| what is a ball of rock ice and frozen gases? | comet. |
| what is a huge ball of superheated gases? | a star. |
| what star is in the center of our solar system? | our sun. |
| what is a group of stars from a picture in the sky? | constellation. |
| what is a huge system of gas dust and stars? | galexy. |
| what is everything that exists in space | UNIVERSE! |