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Solar system

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The sun and its family of orbiting planets moons and other objects

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Galaxy

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Millions or billions stars held together in a group by their own gravity

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Universe

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Space and all I he matter and energy in it

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Satellite

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An object that orbits a more massive object

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Impact crater

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A round pit left behind on the surface of a planet

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Axis of rotation

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An imaginary line about which a turning body such as earth rotates

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Revolution

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The motion of one body around another

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Season

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One part of a pattern of temperature

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Equinox

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In an orbit a position and time

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Mare

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A large dark plain

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Eclipse

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An event during which one object in space casts a shadow

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Umbra

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The dark central region of a shadow

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Penumbra

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A region of lighter shadow that may surround an umbra

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Astronomic unit

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Earth average distance from the sun

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Ellipse

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A oval or flattened circle

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Terrestrial planet

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Earth or a planet like earth

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Gas giant

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A large planet that consists mostly of gases

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Asteroid

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A small solid rocky body

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Comet

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A body that produces coma of gas

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Meteor

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A brief streak or light

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Meteorite

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A small object from outer space

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Geocentric

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All features on earth surface

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Heliocentric

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All water on earth

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Gravity

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The space in space

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Tide

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The water in the ocean

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Waxing

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One of the phase of the moon

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Waning

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One of the last phase of the moon

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Gibbous moon

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The second phase of the moon

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Crescent moon

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The fourth phase of the moon

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Full moon

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The fifth phase of the moon

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New moon

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The first phase of the moon

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Quarter moon

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The third phase of the moon

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Orbit

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The path of an object in space as it moves around another object