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Our Solar System - Room 300
Vocabulary Words November 2016 Ms. Matinian
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6th Grade
11/09/2016

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[image] atmosphere
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the air above the Earth. It acts like a shield protecting us from harmful sun rays. [image]
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Earth [image]
Definition
[image] the planet humans live on. It is the third (3rd) planet from the sun.
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force [image]
Definition
A push or pull. [image]
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gravity [image]
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the force on Earth that keeps us on the ground. [image]
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moon [image]
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a big ball of dirt and rock that revolves (turns) around the Earth. [image]
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revolve [image]
Definition
to turn around a center. [image]
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space [image][image]
Definition
the area past the Earth's atmosphere. [image]
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solar system [image]
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the sun and the group of objects(planets, moons) that revolves around it. [image]
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sun [image]
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the star at the center of our solar system. [image]
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telescope [image]
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an instrument used to look at the stars and planets.[image]
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universe [image]
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everything that exists in space including Earth and its atmosphere. [image]
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planet [image]
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a large objects that turns (revolves) around the sun or another star.[image]
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galaxy[image]
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a large group of stars with gas and dust, held together by gravity.[image]
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