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Page 1: Astronomy Steven Stolarz 4/7/10 Period 1. Rotation Revolution Seasons Asteroids Comets Lunar EclipseSolar Eclipse The Solar System Meteor

Astronomy Astronomy

Steven StolarzSteven Stolarz

4/7/104/7/10

Period 1 Period 1

Page 2: Astronomy Steven Stolarz 4/7/10 Period 1. Rotation Revolution Seasons Asteroids Comets Lunar EclipseSolar Eclipse The Solar System Meteor

Rotation

RevolutionSeasons

Asteroids

Comets

Lunar EclipseSolar Eclipse

The Solar System Meteor

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Rotation Rotation

Spinning around on an axis

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RevolutionRevolution

Circling around a center point

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SeasonsSeasons

Caused by the tilt in earths axis as it revolves around the sun

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AsteroidsAsteroids

Rocky objects that revolve around the sun but are too small to be considered a planet

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CometsComets

A loose collection of ice and other rocky particles

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Lunar eclipseLunar eclipse

The blocking of sunlight to the moon when the earth Is directly in between the sun and the moon

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Solar eclipseSolar eclipse

The blocking of sunlight to Earth when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth

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The Solar SystemThe Solar System

The sun together with the eight planets and all the other celestial bodies that orbit the sun

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MeteorMeteor

Asteroids that pass through the earths atmosphere

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Tides Tides

Caused by the differences in how much the moon gravity pulls on different parts of the earth