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Chapter 20 Sections 1-3

Chapter 20 Sections 1-3. By: Shannon Harris. Astronomical Unit. The average distance between the earth and the sun. Terrestrial Planets. The name for the inner planets. Prograde Rotation. The counterclockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet’s. Retrograde Rotation.

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Chapter 20 Sections 1-3

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  1. Chapter 20Sections 1-3 By: Shannon Harris

  2. Astronomical Unit • The average distance between the earth and the sun.

  3. Terrestrial Planets • The name for the inner planets

  4. Prograde Rotation • The counterclockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet’s.

  5. Retrograde Rotation • The clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above planet’s.

  6. Gas Giants • Very large planets that don’t have any known solid surfaces.

  7. Satellites • Natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies like planets.

  8. Phases • The different appearances of the moon due to its changing position.

  9. Eclipse • Occurs when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another.

  10. Comet • A small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together.

  11. Asteroid • Small, rocky bodies in orbit around the sun.

  12. Asteroid Belt • A region of the solar system between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter.

  13. Meteoroid • A small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor

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