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Earth Science
Vocabulary- CR
10
Science
4th Grade
09/23/2008

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revolve

Definition

 revolve

      to travel in a closed path around an object as Earth as it moves around the sun

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rotate

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rotate

the spinning of the Earth on it's axis

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  orbit

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orbit

the path one body in space takes as it revolves around another body; such as that of the Earth as it revolves around the sun

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axis

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axis

an imaginary lie that passes through Earth's center and its North and South Poles

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eclipse

Definition

eclipse

the passing of an object through the shadow of another

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crater

Definition

crater

a bowl-shaped structure at the top of a volcano or on a planet or moon

 

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gravity

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gravity

the force that pulls objects toward each other

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gravitation

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gravitation

the force that pulls all objects in the universe toward one another

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planet

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planet

a large object that orbits a star

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phases of the moon

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phases of the moon

the regular changes in the way the moon looks from Earth

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