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solar system
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a group of objects in space that orbit around a central star
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orbit
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the path Earth takes as it revolves around the sun; elliptical in shape; results in the seasons of the year
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rotate
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spinning of earth on its' axis; causes day and night
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moon phases
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the different positions of the moon as seen on earth
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star
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a burning shere of gases
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asteroid belt
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located between mars and jupiter; a high concentration of asteroids
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galaxy
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a group of stars, gas and dust
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telescope
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a device people use to make distant objects larger through magnification
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revolve
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the closed path that the Earth (and moon) travels around the sun
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planet
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a large object that moves around a star
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star
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a burning shere of gases
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asteroid
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a small rocky object that moves around the sun
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Gravity
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a force that pulls all objects toward each other
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eclipse
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shadows in spce created when one object passes through the shadow of another
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axis
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imaginary line that passes through Earth's center at the North and South Poles
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sun
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the largest star in our solar system; gives off light and heat energy
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