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Solar System
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3rd Grade
01/01/2008

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Term
CORONA
Definition

OUTER ATMOSPHERE OF THE SUN AND ONLY SEEN DURING A SOLAR EXLIPSE

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SUNSPOTS
Definition
DARK AREA THAT APPEARS ON THE SURFACE OF THE SUN BECAUSE IT IS COOLER THAN THE REST OF THE SURFACE
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SOLAR FLARES
Definition

SUDDEN BURST OF RADIATION FROM THE SUN

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SOLAR SYSTEM
Definition

SUN AND THE OBJECTS THAT ORBIT AROUND IT

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ROTATION
Definition
SPINNING OF AN OBJECT ON ITS AXIS
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REVOLUTION
Definition

MOVEMENT OF ONE OBJECT AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT

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AXIS
Definition
IMAGINARY LINE THAT GOES THROUGH THE NORTH POLE AND THE SOUTH POLE OF THE EARTH
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ORBIT
Definition
PATH AN OBJECT TAKES AS IT MOVES AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT IN SPACE
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PLANET
Definition
LARGE BODY OF ROCK OR GAS THAT ORBITS THE SUN
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MOON
Definition
NATURAL SATELLITE TO A PLANET
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STAR
Definition
HUGE, HOT BALL OF GLOWING GAS
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ASTEROID
Definition

CHUNK OF ROCK OR METAL THAT ORBITS THE SUN

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COMET
Definition

LARGE BALL OF ICE AND DUST THAT ORBITS THE SUN

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GRAVITY
Definition

FORCE OF ONE OBJECT'S PULL ON ANOTHER

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SUN
Definition
CENTER OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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SOLAR ECLIPSE
Definition

HAPPENS WHEN THE MOON'S SHADOW FALLS ON EARTH; ONLY TIME YOU CAN SEE THE SUN'S CORONA

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CONSTELLATION
Definition

GROUP OF STARS THAT FORMS A PATTERN

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URANUS
Definition

THIS PLANET ROLLS ON ITS SIDE AS IT ORBITS THE SUN

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NEPTUNE
Definition
FARTHEST PLANET FROM THE SUN
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EARTH
Definition
ONLY PLANET KNOWN TO SUPPORT LIFE
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JUPITER
Definition

PLNET WITH A HUGE RED SPOT

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MERCURY
Definition

CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN

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VENUS
Definition

HOTTEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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MARS
Definition

THIS PLANET IS COVERED WITH RED DUST, VOLCANOES, AND CANYONS

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SATURN
Definition

THIS PLANET HAS MANY RINGS CIRCLING IT

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