
Space Vocabulary #1
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- Q1the brightness of a star as seen from EarthApparent Brightness (magnitude)30s
- Q2The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in spaceastronomy30s
- Q3The path of an object as it revolves around another object in spaceorbit30s
- Q4An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.planet30s
- Q5The movement of an object around another objectRevolution30s
- Q6sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sunsolar system30s
- Q7A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.star30s
- Q8An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotatesAxis30s
- Q93rd planet from sun; has an atmosphere that protects life & surface temp.'s that allow water to exist as a solid, liquid, & gasEarth30s
- Q10an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on anothereclipse30s
- Q11A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.moon30s
- Q12to turn around a central point; to alternaterotate30s
- Q13a division of the year that is characterized by recurring weather conditions and determined by both Earth's tilt relative to the sun and Earth's position in its orbit around the sunseason30s
- Q14The two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equatorSolstice30s
- Q15A pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or conceptmodel30s