E.5.8A & B Vocab

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Star at the center of the Solar System providing heat and light

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Sun

Front

Celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun

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Planets

Front

A complete turn or orbit around a center

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Revolution

Front

The Sun and its orbiting objects

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Solar System

Front

Brightness of a star as seen from Earth

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Apparent Brightness

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A group of stars in the sky with a specific shape and name

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Constellation

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A group of interacting or interdependent parts forming a complex whole, including all factors in an environment or planetary bodies around a star.

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System

Front

A group of rock objects between Mars and Jupiter

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Asteroid Belt

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Natural satellite orbiting a planet

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Moon

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The Moon’s changing appearance due to its position relative to Earth and the Sun.

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Lunar Cycle