Solar System And Moon Vocabulary

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Gas giant

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A gas giant is a planet made mostly of gases

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Constellation

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a group of star that forms a pattern shaped like an animal, person, or object.

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Inner Planets

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The four planets closet to the Sun-Mercury, Venu, Earth and Mars.

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orbit

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to move in a path around an object

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star

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a ball of hot gases that gives off light and other forms of energy

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moon

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a small, rounded body in orbit around a planet

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Sun

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the nearest star to Earth

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outer planets

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the four planets farthest from the the Sun-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranis and Neptune

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telescope

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a tool that makes distant objects appear larger, brighter, and shaper.

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magnify

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to make an object appear larger

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space probe

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a craft that helps scientists explore outer space

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solar systerm

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The Sun and everything that orbits the sun, including planets, moons and other objects.

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planet

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a large body in space that moves around a star

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Mercury

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is the closest planet to the sun. Mercury is very hot during the day and cold at night

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Venus

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is the second planet from the Sun. It is covered by thick clouds of gas. The clouds trap heat and the planet is very hot

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Earth

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is the third planet from the sun. It is the only planet known to support life. Earth has an atmosphere.

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Mars

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is the fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars has many craters, mountains, and volcanoes. Mars has the largest volcano ever discovered in the solar system. Mars has red soil and rocks

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Jupiter

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is the fifth planet from the Sun and it is the largest planet. The great read spot is a large storm

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Saturn

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is the sixth planet from the Sun. It has rings made of dust, ice and rocks.

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Uranus

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is the seventh planet from the Sun. Uranus spins on its side

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Neptune

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is the eighth planet from the Sun. Methane in its atmosphere gives Neptune its blue color.

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Pluto

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is now called the dwarf planet. It is smaller than the planets and very far from the Sun.

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axis

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an imaginary line through the center of an object

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cresent moon

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the phase of the Moon when a thin part of the Moon's near side is sunlit

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dwarf planet

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an orbiting body in the solar system that is much like a planet, but smaller

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equator

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an imaginary line that circle the Earth halfway between the North and South poles.

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full moon

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the phase of the Moon when all of the Moon's near side is sunlit

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new moon

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the phase of the Moon when the Moon's near side appears totally dark

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phases of the Moon

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the different ways the Moon looks thoughout the month

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quarter moon

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the phase of the Moon when half of the Moon's near side is sunlit.

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rotate

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to turn on an axis

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season

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one fo the four parts of the year spring, summer, fall and winter

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waning moon

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the phase of the Moon when a decreasin amount of the Moon's near side is sunlit

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waxing moon

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the phases of the Moon when an increasing amount of the Moon's near side is sunlit