Solar Seystem

Question 1

Orbit

Answer 1

repeating path that one object in space takes around another one

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Crescent moon

Answer 2

a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at its ends

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Revolution

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a complete, 360-degree turn or rotation

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Gravity

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A body that attracts other ones

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Wanning

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Unnaturally pale

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Meteor

Answer 6

A streak of light

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Quarter moon

Answer 7

The moon is a quarter lit

Question 8

Comet

Answer 8

a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust

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Galaxy

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a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity

Question 10

Season

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a single, dominant repeating pattern of fixed frequency

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Heliocentric

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having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system

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terrestrial planet

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Earth-like planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface

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Meteor

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a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth’s atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light

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Equinox

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the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length

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Geocentric

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having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems

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Astronomical Unit

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a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun

Question 17

Full Moon

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an object that orbits a planet or another celestial body that is not a star

Question 18

Eclipse

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occurs when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another heavenly body

Question 19

Tide

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very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun

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Asteroid

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a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size from nearly 600 miles

Question 21

Waxing

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increasing, or becoming larger in size

Question 22

Quarter Moon

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When half of the Moon’s disc is illuminated

Question 23

Umbra

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that part of a shadow in which all light from a given source is excluded

Question 24

Penumbra

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space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light

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Solstice

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the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days

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New Moon

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the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth, or shortly thereafter when it appears as a slender crescent

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Meteorite

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a streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid crashing through Earth’s atmosphere

Question 28

Impact Crater

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a crater on a planet or moon caused by the impact of a meteorite or other object, typically circular with a raised rim

Question 29

Satellite

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an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication

Question 30

Gibbous Moon

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Waxing Gibbous: The waxing gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon

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Crescent Moon

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the shape of a moon that is less than half-illuminated

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Mare

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the female of a horse or other equine animal

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Universe

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all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos. The universe is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in diameter and contains a vast number of galaxies

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Orbit

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the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution