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05/09/2013

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Solstice
Definition
when the sun reaches its highest & lowest point
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NASA
Definition
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Satellite
Definition
An object that orbits a more massive object.
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Space Station
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A satellite in which people can live for long periods.
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Lander
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a craft designed to land on a planet's surface.
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Probe
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A spacecraft that is sent into a planet's atmosphere or onto a solid surface.
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Telescope
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a device that gathers visible light or another form of electromagnetic spectrum .
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Spectrum
Definition
Radiation from a source seperated into a range.
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Eclipse
Definition
when one object casts a shadow onto another.
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Ellipse
Definition
An oval or flattened circle.
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Tempature
Definition
Sunlight supplies life on Earth with light energy for photosynthesis.
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Sunlight
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is the energy source for almost all life on Earth.
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Soil Quality
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Biomes
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is one of Earth's major land ecosystems, with its own animals,plants,soil,and climate.
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Fresh-water Biomes
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exist within and around bodies of water that contain little salt. these bodies of water include ponds,lakes,etc.
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Marine Biomes
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Forest Biomes
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Includes Tropical Rain Forest,Decidous Forest, etc.
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Grassland Biomes
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are biomes in which various species of grasses are the main form of plant life.
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Desert Biomes
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dry,recieve less rain,on every continent.
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Tundra Biomes
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have very cold winters and short summers.
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Symbiosis
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Astronomical Unit
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is the average distance Earth is from Sun.
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