Vocabulary
Planets
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to make an object appear larger
What is Magnify?
100
the first planet closest to the sun
What is Mercury?
100
a large body in space that orbits a star
What is a Planet?
100
the only planet to support life
What is Earth?
100
an optical telescope that orbits above Earth's surface, used to view objects in space
 What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
200
a tool that makes distant objects appear larger
What is a telescope?
200
any of the four planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) closest to the Sun
What are the Inner Planets?
200
seventh planet from the sun, and spins on its side
What is Uranus?
200
a small, rounded body in orbit around a planet.  a natural satelite
What is a moon?
200
the blanket of air around the planet, contains dust, clouds and water
What is atmosphere?
300
to move in a path, usually around a planet or star.  Also the path itself.
What is orbit?
300
a very large planet made up mostly of gasses
What is a Gas Giant?
300
has the largest volcano ever discovered, known as the "Red Planet"
What is Mars?
300
objects in space, known as "Wanderers"
What are planets?
300
does not make its own light
What is the moon and planets?
400
a complete spin, or turn of a planet or other body
What is rotation?
400
any of the four planets farthest from the sun (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
What are the Outer Planets?
400
similar in size to Earth, also known as Earth's Twin
What is Venus?
400
a craft that explores outer space carrying instruments, not people
What is a Space Probe?
400
the length it takes the Earth to orbit or revolve around the sun, 365 1/4 days
What is a year?
500
the Sun, and the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun
What is Solar System?
500
I was a dwarf planet, but now am considered a regular planet
What is Pluto?
500
known by my beautiful rings made of rocks, dust and ice.  Sixth planet from the sun.
What is Saturn?
500
the nearest star to the Earth
What is the Sun?
500
This invention helped scientist learn more about the planets.
What is a telescope?
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