Solar System and Astronomy Concepts

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What is the Solar System?

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Collection of planets, moons, and objects that orbit the sun.

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What is a Globe?

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A sphere with a map of the world on it.

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What does it mean to Support?

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To provide for a need.

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What is Astronomy?

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Study of the sun, moon, stars, and planets.

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What does Amount mean?

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Quantity; how much of something there is.

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What is a Planet?

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A large object that orbits a star.

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What is a Moon?

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A natural satellite that orbits a planet.

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What is the Sun?

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The star at the center of our solar system.

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What is Orbit?

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The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.

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What is a Star?

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A massive ball of gas that produces light and heat.