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Solar System
Solar System
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3rd Grade
03/09/2010

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solar eclipe
Definition
THE HIDING OF THE SUN THAT OCCURS WHEN THE MOON PASSES BETWEEN THE SUN AND EARTH
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revolution
Definition
THE MOVEMENT OF ONE OBJECT AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT
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phases
Definition
THE DIFFERENT SHAPES THE MOON SEEMS TO HAVE IN THE SKY WHEN OBSERVED FROM EARTH
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lunar eclipse
Definition
THE HIDING OF THE MOON WHEN IT PASSES THROUGH THE EARTH'S SHADOW
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solar system
Definition
THE SUN AND THE OBJECTS THAT ORBIT AROUND IT
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orbit
Definition
THE PATH AN OBJECT TAKES AS IT MOVES AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT IN SPACE
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axis
Definition
AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT GOES THROUGH THE NORTH POLE AND THE SOUTH POLE OF EARTH
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planet
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A LARGE BODY OF ROCK OR GAS THAT ORBITS THE SUN
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asteroid
Definition
A CHUNK OF ROCK THAT ORBITS THE SUN
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comet
Definition
A LARGE BALL OF ICE AND DUST THAT ORBITS THE SUN
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rotation
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THE SPINNING OF AN OBJECT ON ITS AXIS
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