Science Study: Astronomy

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Astronomy

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The science that studies the universe, galaxies, stars, and planets.

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Astronomer

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A person who studies the universe and stars.

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Galileo

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The Italian astronomer who invented the telescope.

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Telescope

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A device that lets you see far away objects much closer.

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Solar System

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A group of planets and moons that orbit around a sun.

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Orbit

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The path an object takes around the sun or another planet.

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Planet

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A large object that orbits around a sun.

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Moon

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A large object that orbits around a planet.

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Asteroid

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A piece of rock or ice that floats freely in the solar system.

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Eclipse

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When a planet's shadow crosses its moon...or moon's shadow crosses the planet.

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Tides

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The rise and fall of the ocean level caused by the moon's pull of gravity.

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Sun

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A giant ball of hydrogen and helium gas.

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Mercury

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First planet from the sun.

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Venus

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Second planet from the sun.

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Earth

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Third planet from the sun.

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Mars

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Fourth planet from the sun.

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Jupiter

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The biggest planet in our solar system.

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Saturn

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A gas giant planet with beautiful rings around it.

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Pluto

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This planet is named after a funny Disney cartoon dog. Also, the furthest planet from the sun.

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Educated

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My very ______________ mother just sat upon nine pizzas.

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Nine

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My very educated mother just sat upon ______________ pizzas.

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Mercury

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_____________, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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Venus

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Mercury, __________, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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Earth

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Mercury, Venus, __________, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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Mars

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, _________, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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Jupiter

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, ____________, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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Saturn

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,_____________, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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Uranus

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, _____________, Neptune, Pluto

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Neptune

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, _____________, Pluto

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Pluto

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, __________________