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| Mercury | Planet closest to the Sun
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| Venus | One of two planets with no moon, this one is also the hottest planet
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| Earth | Only planet in our solar system that can support life
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| Mars | This inner planet has two moons
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| Jupiter | Largest planet in the solar system
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| Saturn | Planet with the most moons
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| Uranus | Blue gas planet, seventh from the Sun
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| Neptune | Coldest planet in our solar system
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| Moon | Satellite that orbits Earth
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| Comet | A meteoroid which has a tail of gas and dust
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| Meteorite | A meteor that landed on Earth
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| Meteor | A meteoroid that entered Earth's atmosphere
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| Meteoroid | a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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| High tide | The tide you see when the moon is overhead or on the other side of the planet
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| Low tide | The tide seen when the moon is at right angles to your location
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| Spring tide | Higher than normal high tide, occurring during new moon and full moon
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| Neap tide | Lower than normal high tide, occurring during both quarter moons.
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| Tide | Fluctuations in the oceans due to the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun
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| Revolution | Time it takes to go once around the Sun
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| Rotation | Time it takes to spin once on an axis
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| Orbit | Path of revolution around the Sun
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| New Moon | Start of the lunar cycle
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| Full Moon | Halfway point of the lunar cycle
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| First quarter | Half the moon is visible in a C shape
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| Last quarter | Half the moon is visible in a D shape
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| Waxing cresent | Stage of lunar cycle immediately after new Moon
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| Waning gibbous | Stage of lunar cycle immediately after full Moon
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| Waxing gibbous | Lunar cycle stage just before full Moon
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| Waning crescent | Last stage of the lunar cycle
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| Red Dwarf Star | Star smaller than our Sun, not very hot
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| Yellow Star | Like the Sun, medium temperature, will last for 10 billion years
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| Blue Giant Star | Very bright, very hot, last only 10,000 to 100,000 years
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| Most the stars in the sky | blue giant stars
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| Super Giant Star | bigger than a giant star
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| Giant Star | expanded yellow star, hotter than the Sun
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| Alpha Centuri | 3rd closest star to Earth
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| Proxima Centuri | 2nd closest star to Earth
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| Waipuna-ā-rangi | Represents the water that falls from the sky as rain. Can be used to predict the weather for the coming year
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| Matariki | A star cluster. When this rises before dawn in winter, it signifies the start of the new year for Maori. Also the name of the brightest star in the cluster which represents wellbeing
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| Pōhutukawa | The oldest star in the cluster. This star is associated with remembering loved ones who have passed on
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| Waitī | Represents fresh water systems and the food that can be gathered from them
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| Waitā | Represents marine ecosystems and the food that can be gathered from them
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| Tupuānuku | Represents the food that grows from/in the ground
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| Tupuārangi | Represents the food that grows above our heads in trees such as fruit or birds
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| Ururangi | Represents the winds. Ururangi helps calm the wild winds and can be used to predict the weather for the coming year
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| Hiwaiterangi | The wishing star. She can help us set and fulfil our goals for the coming year
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