Space
Vocabulary 
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Word
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Picture
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Definition
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Atmosphere
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The
layer of gases that is around a planet. |
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Astronaut
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A person
who flies into space. |
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Comet
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A small
frozen ball of dust and gas that moves around the sun. |
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Constellation
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A group
of stars as they are seen from Earth. |
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Crater
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A hole
made by a meteorite. |
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Earth
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The
3rd planet from the sun. The plaet we live on. |
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Eclipse
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The
total or partial covering of one body in space by another. |
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Galaxy
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A large
group of stars. |
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Gravity
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The
pull on all bodies towards the Earth's center. |
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Jupiter
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The
5th planet from the sun. The largest planet. |
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Launch
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When
a spacecraft shoots into space. |
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Mars
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The
4th planet from the sun. Sometimes called the red planet. |
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Mercury
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The
1st planet from the sun. It looks like the Earth's moon. |
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Meteor
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A space
rock entering the Earth's atmosphere. |
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Meteorite
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A space
rock fallen to Earth. |
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The
Milky Way
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The
edge of our galaxy as it appears from Earth. |
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Moon
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A satellite
that moves around a planet. |
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Neptune
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The
8th planet from the sun. This planet is a big ball of blue gas. |
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Orbit
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A path
through space followed by one thing around another. |
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Planet
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A body
in space that moves around a star. |
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Pluto
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The
farthest planet form the sun. This is the smallest planet. |
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Rotate
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To turn
around an axis. |
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Satellite
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A small
body on orbit around a larger body. |
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Saturn
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The
6th planet from the sun. This planet has many rings. |
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Shuttle
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A vehicle
used by astronauts to travel in space. |
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Solar
System
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The
sun and all the objects that orbit it. |
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Star
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Balls
of hot gases. |
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Sun
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The
star the Earth and other planets move around. |
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Telescope
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Used
to see planets and stars. |
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Universe
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All
of space and everything in it. |
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Uranus
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The
7th planet from the sun. This planet rotates sideways. |
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Venus
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The
2nd planet from the sun. This planet is most like Earth in size. |