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Earth Science Unit

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constellation   a group of stars that forms a pattern shaped like an animal, a person, or an object  
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sun   center of our Milky Way universe; a large star  
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stars   burning balls of gas that give off their own heat and light  
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telescope   instrument used to view stars and planets in our solar system; to look at things far away  
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astronomer   a person who studies the planets, their moons, and the stars  
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light year   the distance light travels in one year  
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atmosphere   a thick layer of air surrounding Earth  
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black hole   a star that has died and its gravity is so strong that it has pulled everything into it, including light  
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orbit   to move in a path around an object  
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planet   a large body in space that moves around a star  
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space probe   a space craft (often unmanned) that helps scientists explore outer space  
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magnify   to make larger  
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inner planets   4 planets closest to the sun  
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gas giant   a very large planet made up of mostly gas (outer planets)  
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moon   a small, round object that orbits around a planet  
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Mars   the red planet  
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Neptune   farthest planet from the sun; methane gas makes it blue  
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Uranus   seventh planet from the sun; spins on its side  
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Pluto   poor thing; no longer a planet just a dwarf planet  
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Jupiter   largest planet in our solar system  
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Saturn   large gas giant with rings  
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Venus   Earth's sister planet because of their sizes; thick atmosphere  
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Earth   third planet from the sun; made of mostly water; us  
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