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18 Cards in this Set
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Everything that exists |
Universe |
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Giant ball of gases that gives off light (electromagnetic radiation) |
Sun |
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Large spherical object that orbits the Sun |
Planet |
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Frozen mass of ice and dust |
Comet |
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Anything that orbits another object |
Satellite
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A natural satellite that orbits a planet |
Moon |
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Time it takes for the Moon to revolve around the Earth once |
Month |
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Rocky mass that revolves around the Sun |
Asteroid |
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A small asteroid |
Meteoroid |
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"Shooting Star" |
Meteor |
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Path an object takes around another object |
Orbit |
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Force of attraction between two objects. (Keeps you on the Earth!) |
Gravity |
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One whole spin of the Earth on its axis |
Rotation |
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Rotation of Earth causes...___ and ___ |
Day, Night |
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One full orbit of the Earth around the Sun |
Revolution |
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Seasons are caused by Earths ___ and ___. |
Tilt; Revolution around the Sun |
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Eclipse that happens when Earth casts a shadow on the Moon |
Lunar |
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Eclipse that happens when the Moon blocks the Sun's light |
Solar |
