Words to Learn

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Words to Learn!

• Vocabulary words in Space.

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It is groups of stars that form a star picture.

• Constellation

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A small, frozen mass of dust and gas revolving
around the sun.
Comets
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They are holes made when a large moving rock
hit the moon.
craters
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What is the name of Our Galaxy?
Milky Way
(the word "Galaxy" actually means milky way in
Greek).
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It is a force that pulls things toward the center
of the earth.
gravity
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It is a shooting star, observed when a
particle of dust enters into the Earth's
atmosphere.
Meteor
It is called a "falling star" as it falls to
Earth.
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What is a natural satellite?
The Moon
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It is the largest object you can see in the
night sky.
moon
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It is the light of the moon.
moon light
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It is the path around an object.
Orbit
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It is a large ball of rock or gas that follows a
path around the sun (An object moving around a
star.)
Planet
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It is when something is spinning round and
round.
Rotation
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It is light and heat from the sun.
Solar Energy
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It is what we call sun and the planets.
Solar system
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It is the star closest to Earth.
Sun
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It is all the things that are in space and
beyond.
Universe
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A rock, or minor planet orbiting the Sun.
Asteroid
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What is a artificial satellite?
It is a machine made by man.
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It is an object that orbits another object in
space.
Satellite
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It is when the moon appears to be getting
smaller.
Waning
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It is when the moon appears to be getting
larger.
Waxing
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