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Celestial body
Natural objects visible in the sky |
Example: clouds
Non example: air planes |
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Satellite
An artificial body placed in orbit around the earth,moon,another planet in order to collect information or for communication |
Example: a object that moves around the earth
Non example: solar panels |
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Revolve
Move in a circle on a central axis |
Example: turn on an axis
Non example: orbiting |
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Rotate
Move or cause to move in a circle around a axis or center |
Example: move in a circle
Non example: resolve |
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Orbit
A curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star,planet, or moon |
Example: earth orbiting around the sun
Non example: rotating |
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moon
the natural satellite of earth visible from reflected light from the sun |
example: earths satellite
non example: the sun |
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lunar cycle
another term for metonic cycle |
example: mectonic cycle
non example: crators |
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crators
a large bowl shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or moon typically caused by an exsposion or the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body |
example: a bowl shaped cavity
non example: earth |
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maria
plural from the word mare |
example: plural for mare
non example: lunar cycle |
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earth
the planet on which we live aka the world |
example: the world
non example: the moon |
