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17 Cards in this Set
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EARTH
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one of the several planets within a solar system that orbits the sun; the moon orbits this planet
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REFLECTION
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a bouncing of heat or light off an object
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SOLAR SYSTEM
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a star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it
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PLANET
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a body that revolves around a star
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SATELLITE
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any natural or man-made body that orbits another
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ROTATE
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to spin on an axis
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REVOLVE
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to travel in a closed path
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ORBIT
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the path one body takes in space as it revolves around another body
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MOON PHASE
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one of the shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits the Earth
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MOON
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any natural body that revolves around a planet
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UNIVERSE
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everything that exists, including such things as stars, planets, gas, dust, and energy
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SUN
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a huge ball of very hot gases, it is actually a star
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AXIS
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an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and its North and South Poles
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STAR
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a huge ball of very hot gases in space
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WANING
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a moon phase that describes a moon that appears to be getting bigger each night
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WAXING
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a moon phase that describes a moon that appears to be getting smaller each night
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GALAXY
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a grouping of gas, dust, and many stars, plus any objects that orbit those stars
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