Space 5th Grade

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To rotate means to...

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to spin

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A rock that may contact a planet is.....

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meteor

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What is a year?

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The length of Earth's revolution around the sun

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What is an axis?

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An imaginary line from North to South pole

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Ice, gas, and dust that revolve around the sun is a....

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comet

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What is a planet?

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A celestial body that orbits a star and is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity.

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What is a star?

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A massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity.

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What is a comet?

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A small celestial body made of ice, dust, and rocky particles that orbits the sun.

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What is an asteroid?

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A small rocky body that orbits the sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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What does it mean to orbit?

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To move around a star, planet, or moon in a curved path.