Astronomy and Space Concepts

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The action of rotating around an axis or center.

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Rotation

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An instance of revolving.

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Revolution

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A planet that's mainly made of rock and metal, and has a solid surface.

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Terrestrial Planets

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They orbit far from the sun. These planets have no solid surfaces and are essentially large balls of gas composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.

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Jovian Planets

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Planets whose orbit lies within the asteroid belt, i.e. Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars.

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Inner Planets

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Planets in the Solar System that are beyond the asteroid belt.

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Outer Planets

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The complete range of all types of radiation that has both electric and magnetic fields and travels in waves.

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

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The speed at which light travels in a vacuum, and it's a fundamental physical constant.

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Speed of light

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A unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.

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Astronomical Unit

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A unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year.

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Light year