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Solar System
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4th Grade
12/02/2016

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PLANETS
Definition
Large, round bodies that revolve around a star
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ORBIT
Definition
The path one body in space takes as it revolves around another body; such as that of the Earth as it revolves around the sun
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ROTATE
Definition
The spinning of Earth on its axis
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REVOLVE
Definition
To travel in a closed path around an object such as Earth does as it moves around the sun
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SUN
Definition
The star at the center of our solar system
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AXIS
Definition
An imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and it’s North and South Poles
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ROTATION
Definition
Planetary motion that causes day & night and determines the length of day
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REVOLUTION
Definition
Planetary action that determines the length of a year
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INNER PLANETS
Definition
Terrestrial planets
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OUTER PLANETS
Definition
Gas giants
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