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stars & planets
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rotate | to spin around on 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 | a small planet like body that revolves around the earth rather than the sun |
| phases | as the moon revolves around the 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 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 gases |
| sun | a star that 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 |