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Goal 3 Science Vocabulary Third Grade Sun, Moon, Stars
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solar system
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the sun and the objects that orbit around it
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Planet
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large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun
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Constellation
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a group of stars that form a pattern
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sun
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the center of the solar system, also a star
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moon
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Earths only natural satellite
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star
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a hot ball of glowing gases
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elliptical
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circular path, circular orbit
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magnitude magnitude of a solar eclipse
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measurement of an eclipse
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meteor
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Streak of light or the path we see when a meteorite passes through the earths atmosphere, also known as a falling star
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meteorite A complete stone meteorite (L6 chondrite) recovered in McLennan County, Texas. This meteorite was part of the spectacular February 15, 2009 fireball filmed by a cameraman in Austin.
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metal, rocks, and other debris found in the solar system that reaches the ground, can be large or small
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asteroid
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chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun
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comet
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large ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun
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opaque
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light cannot shine through
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transparent
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light can shine through
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translucent
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light is filtered through
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orbit
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the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space
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reflection
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bouncing of light off an object
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rotation
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spinning of an object on its axis
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revolution
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movement of one object around another object
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solar
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of or about the sun
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lunar
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of or about the moon
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sundial
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measures time by the position of the sun
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shadow
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created when an object is in the path of a direct light source
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eclipse
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when one object moves into the shadow of another
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binoculars telescope
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devices that help people see objects at a distance
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axis ( tilt )
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an imaginary line that goes through the North Pole and South Pole of Earth
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waxing
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phase of the moon during afternoon and night hours
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waning °.
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phase of moon during early morning and morning hours
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phase
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the illuminated part of the moon we see, the different shapes of the moon
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craters
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happens when one object impacts another
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terminator
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an imaginary line that separates day and night on earth
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planisphere
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star chart
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