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Solar System
Earth and Its Place in the Solar System
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Astronomy
3rd Grade
10/23/2011

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solar system
Definition
The sun and the objects that orbit around it.
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solar system
Definition
The sun and the objects that orbit around it.
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orbit
Definition
The path an object takes as it moves around another object.
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planet
Definition
A large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun.
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asteroid
Definition
A chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun.
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comet
Definition
A large ball of ice or dust that orbits the sun.
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rotation
Definition
The spinning of an object on its axis.
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revolution
Definition
The movement of one object around another.
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axis
Definition
An imaginary line that goes through the North and South Pole.
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phases
Definition
The different shapes the moon seems to take in the sky.
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lunar eclipse
Definition
This happens when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon.
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solar eclipse
Definition
This happens when the moon's shadow falls on the Earth.
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