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Space vocabulary

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show the pulling force between two objects  
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show the spinning motion of an objects on its axis  
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show the movement of an object around another object  
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solar system   show
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galaxy   show
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Milky Way   show
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show all the galaxies, matter, and energy  
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show average size star, no solid surface, made of hydrogen and helium gases  
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show the process by which hydrogen atoms join together to form helium.  
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show loops of gases on the sun that link different sunspots  
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show the imaginary lint that runs through the north and south poles  
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show when the sun and moon are aligned, causing strong gravitational pull and very high and very low tides  
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neap tides   show
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comet   show
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show rocky objects that revolve around the sun, but are too small to be considered planets  
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meteroids   show
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meteor   show
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show meteoroids that pass through the atmosphere and hit Earth's surface  
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show sun lights the moon facing away from Earth. The side of the moon facing Earth is dark  
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waxing crescent   show
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first quarter   show
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waxing gibbous   show
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full moon   show
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show the fraction of the lighted side of the moon decreases  
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last quarter   show
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show there is less and less of the lighted side of the moon visible and then it appears again as a crescent  
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