Sun, Earth, and Moon Vocab flashcard

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What are craters?

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Bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet caused by a collision with another object.

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What is a shadow?

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A dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on a surface.

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What is a sundial?

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An instrument that measures the time of day using the position of the sun.

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What is a solid?

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A state of matter with a fixed shape and volume.

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What is rotation?

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The time it takes the Earth to make a complete spin around its axis, which is 24 hours or 1 day.

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What is the Earth’s axis?

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An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, around which the Earth rotates.

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What is revolution?

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The movement of one object around another, such as the Earth moving around the Sun.

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What is an orbit?

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The path one object takes around another object in space.

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What is a planet?

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A large celestial body that orbits a star, such as the Sun.

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What is the Moon?

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A natural satellite that orbits the Earth.

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