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~The solar system
planets of our universe
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Science
3rd Grade
01/30/2012

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Solar System
Definition
The sun and all the planets and objects that move around it
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Elliptical
Definition
Shaped like an egg.
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The sun
Definition
The sun is a star that is close to our planet.
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Star
Definition
an object in space that produces its own heat and light
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Comet
Definition
A big ball of ice and snow that is the size of a mountain in outer space that travels around the sun
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Asteroid
Definition
A large space rock that travels around the sun
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Orbit
Definition
the direction that one object in space takes around the other
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Mass
Definition
The amount of matter in an object.
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Matter
Definition
What all things are made of
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Astronomer
Definition
A scientist who studies planets, stars and galaxies
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Galaxies
Definition
A group of millions of stars
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Axis
Definition
An imaginary straight line around which an object spins
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Atmosphere
Definition
The air that surrounds Earth
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Moon
Definition
A natural object that orbits a planet
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Gravity
Definition
The force that pulls objects toward each other
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