Space vocab Flashcards
1
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The path of an object in space as it moves around
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Orbit
2
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The sun and its family of orbiting planets and moons
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Solar
3
Q
Millions and billions of stars
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Galaxy
4
Q
Space and all the matter and energy
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Universe
5
Q
An object that orbits a more massive object
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Satellite
6
Q
A round pit left behind on the surface of a planet
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Impact Crater
7
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An imaginary line about which a Turing body such as Earth
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Rotation
8
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The motion of one body around another
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Revolution
9
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One of a pattern of temperature changes
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Season
10
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In an orbit,a position and time
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Equinox
11
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In an orbit,a position and time during an hemisphere receives sunlight
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Solstice
12
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A large dark plain of solidified lava
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Mare
13
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An event during which one object in space
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Eclipse
14
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The dark central region of a shadow
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Umbra
15
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A region of lighter shadow
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Penumbra
