Space Vocab Flashcards

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Orbit

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The rotating force around a planet in which an object can be in and rotate around the planet

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Solar system

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An area in space where there is a sun with planets orbiting around it

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Galaxy

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A large area in space filled with solar systems

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Universe

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The unknown parts of space

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Satellite

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An aircraft sent into the earths orbit for studying

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Impact crater

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A crater in which was made by a meteorite

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Rotation

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The spinning of an object

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Revolution

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The act of an object rotating around another

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