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Ellipse |
a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane that does not intersect the base. |
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Orbit |
the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution. |
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Rotation |
The action of rotating around an axis or center. |
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Corona |
the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars. The sun's corona is normally visible only during a total solar eclipse when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disk of the moon. |
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Rate and period of rotation |
Rate~ speed ( how fast the earth is spinning) Period~ how long it takes of rotation |
Speed and time |
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Conduction |
the transfer of heat between two parts ofa stationary system, caused by atemperature difference between theparts. |
Transfer of heat |
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Eclipse |
the obscuration of the light of the moonby the intervention of the earth betweenit and the sun (lunar eclipse) or theobscuration of the light of the sun by theintervention of the moon between it anda point on the earth (solar eclipse) |
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Eccentricity |
an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct |
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