MA 4G Science Chapter 9
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everettbrooks1 on May 13, 2011
Subjects:
planets and other objects in space
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MA 4G Kelly
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Universe | The _________ is everything that exists in space. |
| Axis | An imaginary line that goes through both poles of a planet is an __________. |
| Sun | The start at the center of our solar system is the ______. |
| Star | A _____ is a huge burning ball of superheated gas. |
| Moon | A ______ is a small planet-like body that orbits the Earth. |
| Orbit | Earth's path as it moves around the sun is its ________. |
| Galaxy | A ______ is a large system of stars, gas and dust. |
| Planet | A _______ is a large object that orbits a star. |
| Phases | The _________ of the moon describes the different shapes that the moon takes. |
| Full Moon | A _________is when all of the lit side of the moon can be seen from the Earth. |
| 1 Day | It takes ________ for the Earth to rotate once around it's axis. |
| Red Planet | Mars is called the _________ because it looks fiery red from Earth. |
| Helium | The sun is made mostly of ________ and Hydrogen. |
| Hot | A star's color tells us how ____ it is. |
| Neptune | The outer planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and __________. |
| Tilted | One reason that the seasons change is because Earth is _______ on its axis. |
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