8.4 Earth in Space Vocab

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Daily (or Diurnally)

Back

Happening once a day.

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Polaris

Back

The North Star.

Front

Reflect

Back

To bounce off.

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Transit

Back

To pass across.

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Lunar

Back

Related to the Moon.

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Solar

Back

Related to the Sun.

Front

Orbit

Back

The path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space.

Front

Eclipse

Back

An event where one celestial body moves into the shadow of another celestial body.

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Gravity

Back

The force that attracts two bodies toward each other.

Front

Asteroid

Back

A small rocky body that orbits the Sun.