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Earth, Moon and Sun
Earth, Moon and Sun
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Science
4th Grade
04/13/2011

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Rotate
Definition
To spin around
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Axis
Definition
A real or imaginary line that a spinning object turns around
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Revolve
Definition
To move in a circular or nearly circular path around something else.
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Orbit
Definition
The path an object follows as it revolves.
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Crater
Definition
A hollow area or pit in the ground.
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Star
Definition
A hot sphere of gases that gives off energy.
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Planet
Definition
A satellite of the Sun.
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Solar System
Definition
The sun and all it's objects that orbit around it.
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Asteroid
Definition
Chunks of rock and metal.
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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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Meteor
Definition
A fragment of rock, ice, or metal that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.
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Constellation
Definition
A number of stars that appears to form a pattern.
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Jupiter
Definition
The largest planet in the Solar System
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Pluto
Definition
The farthest planet from the sun
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Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Definition
The inner planets...They are the closest to the Sun
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Venus
Definition
The hottest planet in the Solar System
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