Solar System Vocabulary and Definitions Spider Map
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Solar System Teacher Guide and Student Activities
By Oliver Smith
The solar system is a grouping of eight planets and many other objects that are bound together by gravity. At the center of our solar system is a star, the Sun. Learn more at Storyboard That!
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Solar System Vocabulary activities for classroom
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- MOON
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- A moon is a natural satellite of a planet.
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- STAR
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- A ball of dust and gas held together by gravity that emits radiation due to nuclear reactions.
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- ORBIT
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- The curved path of an object in space around another object due to gravity.
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- GALAXY
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- A collection of many stars held together by gravity. Our galaxy is the Milky Way.
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- PLANET
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- A planet is an astronomical body that orbits a star. Planets are rounded by their own gravity and have cleared their orbit of planetesimals.
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Image Attributions
- spiral galaxy M83 - NASA Goddard Photo and Video - (License Attribution )
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