Our Solar System Flashcards (English)

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Model

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A limited representation of something that can help us understand its structure or how it works

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Orbit

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The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space

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Sun

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The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth; its enormous gravity keeps the solar system in orbit.

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Earth

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The third planet from the Sun and the only planet in the solar system where life exists

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Moon

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A natural satellite that orbits a planet; some planets have no moons, and others have over 60 moons.

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Planet

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Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system

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Solar System

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The Sun together with the group of planets and other celestial bodies that revolve around it that are held by its gravitational attraction