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11 Cards in this Set
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planet
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a large sphere in space that orbits a star, such as our Sun
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solar system
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made up of the Sun and the planets and other objects that orbit around it
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star
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a hot, glowing ball of gases
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asteroids
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chunks of rock or metal that orbit the Sun
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comets
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mostly ice mixed with bits of rocks and dust that have a long, narrow orbit around the Sun.
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meteors
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small pieces of rock or metal that have broken off from comets or asteroids
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telescope
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a tool that gathers light to make faraway objects appear larger, closer, and clearer
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lens
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a clear material that changes the path of light rays
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galaxy
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a very large group of stars
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constellation
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a group of stars that form a picture
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The Milky Way
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The name of the galaxy that our solar system is in
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