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chapter 21

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the average distance between the Earth and the sun;approximately 150 million kilometers (symol, AU)   astronomical unit  
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one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth   terrestrial planet  
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the counterclockwise spin of a planets or moon as seen from above the planet's North Pole rotation in the same direction as the sun's rotation   prograde rotation`  
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the clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's North Pole   retograde rotation  
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a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune   gas giant  
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a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet   satellite  
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the change in the sunlit area of one celestial body falls on another   phase  
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an event in which the shadow of on e celestial body falls on another   eclipse  
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a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust that follows an elloptical orbit around the sun and that gives off the gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun   comet  
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a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter   asteroid  
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the region of the solar system that is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and in which most asteroids orbit   asteroid belt  
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a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space   meteoroid  
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a meteoroid that reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely   meteor  
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