The Solar System

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Elliptical Orbit

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Looks like a circle that has been stretched out at the ends.

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Orbits

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Circling a planet or sun.

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Atmosphere

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The gases that surround the Earth.

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Axis

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A real or imaginary line about which something turns.

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Rotation

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The movement of the Earth on its axis. This causes day and night.

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Revolution

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The movement of the Earth around the sun which causes the seasons and takes one year.

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Dwarf Planet

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A celestial body that orbits the sun and has a spherical shape but is not large enough to disturb other objects from its orbit.

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Asteroids

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Metallic, rocky bodies that orbit the sun but are too small to be classified as a planet.

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Comets

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A mixture of ices (both water and frozen gases) that are not part of a planet.