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16 Cards in this Set
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Star
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Burning sphere of gases (sun)
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Comet
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Small mass of ice and dust that orbits the sun
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Telescope
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Instrument used to observe a distant object (reflecting telescopes can be used from your home because it magnifies distant objects)
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Axis
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Imaginary line that Earth rotates around
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Gas Giant
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Large spheres made mostly of gases
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Satellite
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An object that moves around another
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Planet
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Large object that moves around a star
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Outer Planets
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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Solar System
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Central star and the objects that move around it
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Space Probe
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Vehicle sent to explore space (does not include people)
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Inner Planets
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Planets between the asteroid belt and the sun- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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Orbit
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Path an object takes when revolving around another object
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Asteroids
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Objects that move between Mars and Jupiter
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Rotation
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Spinning movement of Earth
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Phases
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Changes in apparent shape of the moon
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Revolution
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Movement of Earth around the sun
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