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13 Cards in this Set
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Planet |
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbitaround a star. |
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Solar System |
The collection of eight planets and their moonsin orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids,meteoroids, and comets. |
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Orbit |
The curved path of a celestial object orspacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic ellipticalrevolution. |
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Galaxy |
A system of millions or billions of stars,together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction. |
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Presentation |
The giving of information to someone. |
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Group Work |
Work done by a group in collaboration. |
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Mobile |
A decorative structure that is suspended so asto turn freely in the air. |
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Guidelines |
A general rule, principle, or piece of advice. |
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Collaboration |
The action of working with someone to produce orcreate something. |
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Evaluation |
The making of a judgement about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment. |
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Moon Phases |
The lunar phase or phase of the moon is the shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth. |
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Constellation |
A group of stars forming a recognizable patternthat is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with amythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eightconstellations with defined boundaries.
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Rocket |
A cylindrical projectile that can be propelledto a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typicallyas a firework or signal. |
