Earth, This is one of the 8 planets that travels around the sun. It is the only planet in the solar system that can support life., sun, This is a star that is at the centre of the universe. It is a hot ball of gas that gives off lots of energy. Life on Earth depends on the Sun’s heat, light and warmth., moon, This is a large natural object that travels around the Earth. After the sun, it is the brightest object in the sky., spherical, An adjective to describe the shape of something as being like a sphere., rotates, A verb to describe when something spins or turns., orbits, A verb to describe when something travels around another object., star, A giant ball of gas held together by it’s own gravity., axis, An imaginary line that an object spins on. It runs from the North Pole to the South pole., planet, A large object that is round or nearly round, and which travels around the sun., The Solar System, This is the word used to describe the place where the planets, sun and moons exist., , Someone who studies space science (astronomy)..

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