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Earth & Space
FCAT Definitions
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Science
4th Grade
11/09/2012

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SOLAR ECLIPSE
Definition
event in which the moon passes between the sun and Earth
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ROTATION
Definition
the spinning of Earth around its axis
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AXIS
Definition
an imaginary line that goes through both poles of the planet
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ORBIT
Definition
path an object follows as it travels around another object
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LUNAR ECLIPSE
Definition
event in which the moon passes through Earth's shadow
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MOON
Definition
a natural object that orbits a planet
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ECLIPSE
Definition
event in which one object in space gets betwee the sun and another object
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REVOLUTION
Definition
movement of one object around another
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CONSTELLATION
Definition
a pattern of stars
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NASA
Definition
the government agency that runs the U.S. space program
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