Segment 1-3 Flashcards
1
Q
the mixture of gases around a planet
A
Atmosphere
2
Q
something that is shaped like a ball
A
Sphere
3
Q
scientists who study the sun, stars, and planets
A
Astronomers
4
Q
a device used to view things that are far away
A
Telescope
5
Q
the points on which a planet rotates
A
Poles
6
Q
when someone comes to a conclusion, they have decided something is true after thinking about it clearly
A
Conclusions
7
Q
the area nearby
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Range
8
Q
the take-over of a place by force
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Conquest
9
Q
the widest part of something that is shaped like a
circle
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Diameter
10
Q
hollow areas or holes, often shaped like a bowl
A
Craters
11
Q
enormous; extremely large
A
Mammoth
12
Q
the sun and the planets and other bodies that
orbit it
A
Solar system
13
Q
a hole shaped like a bowl
A
Basin
14
Q
the lowest or bottom part of something
A
Base
15
Q
unusually large
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Colossal
