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Chapter 8 The Solar System and Beyond
Lesson 3 The Solar System
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Science
4th Grade
02/20/2012

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solar system

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the sun and all the objects that orbit around it

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planet

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a large sphere in space that orbits a star

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gravity

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a force of attraction, or pull, between objects

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telescope

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a device that collects light and makes distant objects appear closer and larger

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comet

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a chunck of ice, rock and dust that orbits the sun

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asteroid

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a chunk of rock or metal that orbist the sun

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meteor

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a piece of rock, ice or metal that burns up in the earth's atmosphere, causing a streak of light to appear in the sky

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meteorite

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a meteor that hit the earth's surface

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