Set: Earth and the Moon

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TermDefinition
revolvetravel in a closed path
orbitthe path Earth takes as it revolves
rotatespin on its axis
axisan imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and its North and South Poles
eclipsea shadow in space caused when one object passes through the shadow of another
telescopean instrument that magnifies, or makes larger, distance objects
satelliteany natural body, like the moon, or artificial object that orbits another object
space probe`a robot vehicle used to explore deep space

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Terms 8
Creator bsteller
Created October 21, 2008
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Subject science vocabulary
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