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Red - One of the three primary colours
History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Mars - A planet fourth from the sun. Around half the size of the planet earth it has a distinctive surface colour due to high levels of iron.
Jupiter - The largest planet to orbit the sun. It is fifth planet from the sun and is around 12 times as wide as the planet earth. It is known as a gas giant due to its thick atmosphere. Four of its moons were first spotted by Galileo Galilei
Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.
Natural - not manmade
Solar - the sun and the energy from the sun.
Tight - The opposite to loose
Season - The separation of four parts of the year into Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
Museum - A building which exhibits old artefacts for viewing of people who show interest.
Reference - To prove evidence with a back up source.
Tongue - The muscular organ found inside the mouth used for tasting.

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