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Chapter 7 Sun, Moon, & Planets
Astronomy
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Science
4th Grade
12/12/2016

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rotate

Definition

 

to spin around (like a top)

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revolve

Definition

 

to move in a circular or nearly circular path

around something else

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axis

Definition

 

a real or imaginary line that a

spinning object turns around

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orbit

Definition

 

the path an object follows as it revolves

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crater

Definition

 

an hollow area or pit in the ground

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star

Definition

 

a hot sphere of gases that give off energy

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planet

Definition

 

a satellite of the Sun

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solar system

Definition

 

the Sun and all the objects that revolve around it

 

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comet

Definition

 

a chunk of ice and rock that orbits

the Sun in a long, narrow orbit

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asteroid

Definition

 

chunks of rock and metal that orbit the Sun

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meteor

Definition

 

a fragment of ice, rock, or metal that

burns up in Earth's atmoshere

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meteorite

Definition

 

a chunk of rock from space that hit Earth

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constellation
Definition

 

a number of stars that appear to form a pattern

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