Discovering Mars vocabulary/segment 1 Flashcards
(11 cards)
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Telescope
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An optical instrument designed to make distant objects apear nearer
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Astronomers
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Scientists who study the sun, stars, and planets
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Craters
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Hollow areas or holes, often shaped like a bowl
4
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Solar system
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The sun and the planets and other bodies that orbit it
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Cosmic
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Related to outer space
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Gravity
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The pull of Earth on an object
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Sustain
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To provide what is needed to live
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Atmosphere
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The mixture of gases around a planet
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Sphere
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Something that is shaped like a ball
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Poles
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The points on which a planet rotates
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Conclusions
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When someone comes to a conclusion, they have decided something is true after thinking about it carefully
