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ES Earth, Moon, Sun Vocab Sect. 7.1
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| orbit | curved path of one object around another object |
| sphere | round, three dimensional object; the surface is same distance from the center in all directions |
| gravity | attractive force between two objects that depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them |
| magnetosphere | area within Earth's magnetic field; deflects harmful radiation coming from the sun |
| solar wind | stream of particles coming from the Sun |
| aurora | caused by electric currents that add energy to molecules of gas in atmosphere |
| ellipse | elongated, closed curve with two foci (Sun is one of foci) |
| greenhouse effect | large amount of carbon dioxide in Venus's atmosphere traps some of heat energy given off by planet, prevents it from escaping into space |
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Fessenden-Bowdon School |
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