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grade 4 chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an imaginary line Earth turns on | axis |
| a group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky | constellation |
| a huge system, or group, of stars held together by gravity | galaxy |
| the four largest planets in our solar system, which consist mainly of gases: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune | gas giants |
| the force that pulls bodies or objects toward other bodies or objects | gravity |
| an event in which the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow | lunar eclipse |
| an object’s path as it moves around a much larger object such as the Sun | orbit |
| the different amounts of the Moon’s lighted side that can be seen from Earth | phases of the Moon |
| a large body of rock or gas that moves around a star | planet |
| a complete circle made by one object around another, such as Earth’s orbit around the Sun | revolution |
| a turn on an axis | rotation |
| a system made up of the Sun, nine planets, and smaller bodies that orbit the Sun | solar system |
| a huge ball of very hot gases that gives off light, heat, and other energy | star |
| a system made up of all matter and energy, including galaxies, stars, planets, and moons | universe |
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