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 gases
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tilt | to cause lean incline slope of slant
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orbit | the curved path usually elliptical described by a planet satellite space ship
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moon | the earths natural satellite orbiting the earth with a mean distance of 238,857 miles
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telescope | an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer.
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universe | the totality of known or supposed objects phenomena through out space
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planet | also called major planet any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shinning by the moon
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revolve | to move in a circular or curved cause or orbit
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rotate | to cause to turn around on a axis
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solar energy | also called solar
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constellation | any of various group of stars to which definite names have been given
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atmosphere | the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth
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comet | a celestial body moving around the sun
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lunar eclipse | a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly behind the earth into its shadow
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solar eclipse | a solar eclipse is a type pf eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth
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elliptical | pertaining to or have the form of a ellipse
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galaxy | a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation
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solstice | either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial
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asteroid | also called a miner planet
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satellite | a natural body revolves around a planet
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