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Appearance
The way something looks
Axis
A real or imaginary straight line about wihich something turns
Model
A small copy of something
Moon
A large object that revolves around Earth
Orbit
The path followed by an object going around another
Revolution
To move in an orbit while rotating around an object
Rotation
To turn around a center point or axis (spinning)
Sphere
A space figure that has the shape of a round ball

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Updated March 1, 2005 by: Glen Westbroek

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