Science 3rd Nwk๐ŸŒš๐ŸŒ‘ Flashcards

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

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Solar system

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Millions and billions of stars their in a group by there own gravity

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Galaxy

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Space and all the matter and energy in it

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Universe

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An object that that orbits a more massive object

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Satellite

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. A round pit left behind on the surface of a planet or other body in space after a smaller object strikes the surface

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Impact crater

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An imaginary line about which turning body such as earth rotates

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Axis of rotation

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The motion o come body around another such as earth in its orbit around the sun the time it takes an object to go around once

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Revolution

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One part of a pattern of temperature changes and other earthed trends over the purse of a year.Astronomical seasons are defined and cause by the position of earths axis relative to the direction of sunlight

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Season

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In an orbit a position and time in which th sunlight shines equally ok the northern hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere a time of year when day,Igbo and darkness are nearly equal for most of earth

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Equinox

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In an orbit a position which one hemisphere gets maximum are of sunlight while the other hemisphere gets minimum amount

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Solstice

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A large dark plain of solidified lava on the moon

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Mare

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An event during which one object I space cast a shadow onto another

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Eclipse

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The dark central region of a shadow such as the come of complete shadow cast by an object

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Umbra

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A region of lighter shadow that may surround an umbra

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Penumbra

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15
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Earths average distance from the sun

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Astronomical unit

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An oval or flattened surface

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Earth or a planet similar earth that has a rocky surface

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Terrestrial planet

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A large planet that consists of gases Ina dense form

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A small solid rocky body that orbits the sun

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A body that produces coma of gas and dust

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A brief streak of light produced by a small particle entering earths atmosphere at a high speed

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A small object from outer space that passes through earths atmosphere and reaches the surface

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The earths center

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Geocentric

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The sun as the center

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Heliocentric

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The force that object exert on each other because of their mass
Gravity
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the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun
Tide
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the moon at any time after new moon and before full moon,increasing
Waxing
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The moon at any time after full moon and before new moon the light is decreasing
Waning
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When the moon is more than half
Gibbous moon
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When the moon is half full and the shoe is curved in a way
Crescent moon
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When the moon is completely lit up
Full moon
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When the moon is completely dark
New moon
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When the moon is only a quarter full
Quarter moon
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The path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity
Orbit