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Astronomy Unit
Planets
18
Science
6th Grade
02/06/2008

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Astronomy
Definition
the study of the moon, stars and planets
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Astronomer
Definition
scientist who studies stars, sun and planets
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Solar System
Definition
collection of planets and other bodies that orbit the sun
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Planet
Definition
a body that orbits a star
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Orbit
Definition
Earth's path around the sun
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Gravity
Definition
force between 2 objects which attracts them together
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Revolution
Definition
the movement of one object around another object
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Rotation
Definition
the spinning motion of a planet around its axis
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Mercury
Definition

planet closest to the sun

has no moons

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Venus
Definition

second planet from the sun

hottest planet

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Earth
Definition

third planet from the sun

planet we live on

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Mars
Definition

fourth planet from the sun

red planet, most Earth-like

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Jupiter
Definition

fifth planet from the sun

biggest planet in solar system

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Uranus
Definition

seventh planet from the sun

icy planet covered with clouds

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Neptune
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8th planet from the sun

orbited by 8 moons

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Pluto
Definition

dwarf planet past Neptune

smaller than most moons

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