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Axis – A line through the Earth. It goes from the North Pole to the
South Pole.
Day – The time it takes for Earth to go round on its axis. A day is
24 hours.
Daylight – The light we get from the Sun in the daytime.
Daytime – The time in the day when it is light, not dark.
Earth – A planet in the Solar System. We live on Earth.
Evidence – Information that helps you decide if something is true.
Full moon – A phase of the Moon when it looks like a full circle.
Moon – A satellite of the Earth. It orbits the Earth every 28 days.
New moon – A phase of the Moon when it is dark and we
cannot see it.
Night – The time when our side of Earth is not facing the Sun.
Orbit – To move around another object, like a planet.
Phases of the Moon – The different shapes of the Moon we see
from Earth.
Planet – A very big object made of gas or rock that orbits the Sun.
Prediction – What you think will happen.
Rotate – Go around in a circle.
Satellite – An object that orbits a planet.
Season – A part of the year with its own kind of weather.
Sky – It is above the ground. We see clouds and the Sun in the sky.
Solar – An adjective from Sun.
Solar System – The Sun and the planets that orbit the Sun.
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