The Night Sky Vocab Flashcard #1

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What is a telescope?

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A tool that makes distant objects look larger in the night sky.

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What is a space probe?

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An unmanned spacecraft that travels through space to collect information and send it back to Earth.

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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 a satellite?

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An object in space that orbits another object in space.

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What is a star?

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A huge ball of hot gases that produces light and heat.

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What is a planet?

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A large object in space that orbits a star.

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What is a constellation?

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A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the night sky.

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What is the Milky Way?

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The galaxy that contains our solar system.

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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.

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What is a comet?

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A small icy body that, when passing close to the sun, heats up and releases gas and dust.