Chapter 11.2 Flashcards
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Solar system
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Group of planets circling one or more stars
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Planet
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Celestial body that orbits one or more stars
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Axis
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An imaginary north-south line running through the centre of the earth.
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Rotation
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Motion of the earth turning on its axis
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Revolution
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The elliptical path the planets take as they travel around a star
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Solar prominence
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Large loops of super hot gas that extend out from the Sun’s surface
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Solar flare
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An especially big solar prominence
