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15 Cards in this Set
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Solar system
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The sun, if planets, and other objects that move around the sun |
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Planet
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A large ball of rock or gas that moves around the sun
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Orbit
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A path a planet takes as it around another object
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star
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A big ball of hot gases that gives off light and heat energy
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Constellation
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A group of stars that forms a pattern
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Order of the planets
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Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
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Constellation examples
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Big dipper little dipper Orion
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Rotate
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To spin around like a top
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24 hours
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The length of earth's rotation (one day)
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Moon
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A huge ball of rock that orbits earth
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One month ( 29 days)
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Amount of time to take the moon to go around the earth
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Phases of the moon
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Crescent moon, first quarter moon, full moon, last quarter moon
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Season
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A time of year that has a certain type of weather
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365 days
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The time for the earth to orbit the sun
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What causes the seasons to change?
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The earth's tilt
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