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4th GradeSolarSystem
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Axis | An imaginary line through the center of an object |
| Constellation | A group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky |
| Galaxy | A huge system or group of stars held together by gravity |
| Gas Giant | The four largest planets in earth's solar system; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, that consists of mainly gases |
| Gravity | The force that pulls bodies or objects toward other bodies or objects |
| Lunar Eclipse | An event in which the moon phases into earth's shadow |
| Orbit | The path that Earth and eight other planets make as they move around the sun |
| Phases of the Moon | Changes in the amount of the sunlit half of the moon that cannot be seen from Earth |
| Planet | A large body of rock or gas that does not produce its own light and orbits around a star |
| Revolution | The movement in a path around an object, as when the Earth travels around the sun; one complete trip around the Sun |
| Rotation | The turning of a planet on its axis |
| Solar System | A system made up of the Sun, nine planets, and smaller bodies that orbit the sun |
| Star | A huge ball of very hot gases that gives off light, heat, and other kinds of energy |
| Universe | The system made up of all the matter and energy there is, including the galaxies and stars, planets and their moons |
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