solar system unit
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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star | a large, hot ball of glowing gasses
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tilt | when an object or planet is leaning or slanting on it's side
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orbit | the curved path in a planet, moon, or star
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moon | the natural satellite to Earth
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telescope | an optical instrument uses to make far objects look closer
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universe | all planets, stars, and galaxies
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planet | a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
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revolve | move in a circle on a central axis
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rotate | to move or cause to move in a circle around a center or axis
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solar energy | radiant energy emitted by the Sun
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constellation | a group of stars forming a reconizable pattern
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atmisphere | the envelope of gasses surrounding the Earth or another planet
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comet | an objet in space made of ice and dust, and near the Sun it forms a tail of gas and dust
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lunar eclipse | an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes through the Earth's shadow
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solar eclipse | an eclpise in which the Sun is obscurbed by the moon
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elliptical | using or involving ellipsis
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galaxy | a system of millions or billions of stars, planets, dust, and other objects
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solstice | either 2 times a year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches it's highest or lowest piont in the sky at noon
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asteroid | a small rocky body orbiting the Sun
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satellite | an artificial body placed in orbit around planets and moons to colect information
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