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14 Cards in this Set
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moving air |
wind |
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energy from the Sun |
solar energy |
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a large explosion in the Sun's atmosphere |
solar flare |
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an area on the surface of the Sun that appears darker than other areas |
sunspot |
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makes up most of the sun's atmosphere |
corona |
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an object in space that makes its own heat and light |
star |
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made of the Sun and all objects that are bound to the Sun by gravity |
solar system |
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the process of the Moon changing shapes |
lunar cycle |
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the rise and fall of the water level of the ocean near the shore that is caused by the pull of gravity of the Moon |
tide |
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the path one object takes around another object in space |
orbit |
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What something is made up of |
composition |
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An artificial or man made body orbiting around another object (planet or moon) in space. |
satellite |
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An imaginary line drawn around the earth, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres. |
equator |
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A large, bowl-shaped cavity on the surface of a planet or the moon. |
crater |
