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Define: Revolution

• The movement of a smaller object around a larger object.

• The spinning of an object around a central point (axis)

• The force that pulls objects toward each other.

• A group of stars that forms a pattern.

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Define: Orbit

• A large object that orbits the Sun.

• Water that falls from the sky as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

• The spinning of an object around a central point (axis).

• The path an object follows around another object, such as Earth’s path around the Sun.

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Define: Star

• The star that is in the center of our solar system and that is closest to Earth.

• A ball of hot gases that gives off light and other types of energy.

• The force that pulls objects toward each other.

• Everything in space, including matter, energy, and galaxies.

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Define: Solar System

• The star that is in the center of our solar system and that is closest to Earth.

• A large object that revolves around Earth and can be seen in the day and night skies.

• A group of planets and other objects that move around a central star.

• A large object that orbits the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Define: Gravity

• When a liquid is heated enough to change into a gas.

• A collection of stars and their solar systems in the universe.

• The force that pulls objects toward each other.

• A large object that revolves around Earth and can be seen in the day and night skies.

True or False: We see the glowing surface of the Sun from Earth.

• False

• True

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