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Unit 11 Space

Earth, Moon, Sun, Earth's Rotation,

QuestionAnswer
the length of a straight line through the center of an object diameter
object in the sky made of very hot spinning gases star
our nearest star; made up of gases around which the planets revolve sun
dark areas on the Sun’s surface that are cooler than the rest of the sun’s surface. sunspots
the path an object takes around another object orbit
to move in an orbit or circle around something revolve
one complete orbit revolution
an object that travels around another object satellite
Earth’s only natural satellite moon
of or relating to the moon lunar
layers of gases which surround a star, like our Sun, or a planet, like our Earth atmosphere
a force that pulls objects toward each other gravity
To spin around a center point, or axis rotate
an imaginary line that passes through the North Pole, the South Pole, and the center of the Earth Earth's axis
The changes in the moon’s appearance as the position of the Earth, moon and sun change; moon phases
the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the pull of gravity between Earth, the moon and the Sun; tides
a system that consists of a star and everything within reach of the star’s gravity. solar system
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