Asteroid
A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
Asteroid Belt
The region of the solar system between the obits of Mars and Jupiter
Atmosphere
A mixture of gasses that surrounds a planet or moon.
Comet
A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail.
Crater
A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid
Galaxy
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
Gas Giant
The outer planets
Gravity
A force that pulls objects toward each other.
Planets
A celestial body moving in an elliptical
Moon
natural object that orbits a planet.
Milky way
The galaxy containing the solar system
Orbit
The path an object follows as it moves around another object
Revolution
The movement of an object around another object
Rotation
The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
Solar System
The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
Star
A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion
Terrestrial
The name of the inner planets
Dwarf Planet
a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking cretin technical criteria that are required for it to be classified as such
Light year
The distance light travels in one year
Kuiper Belt
A religion of the solar system that is just beyond orbit of Neptune
Meteor
A small body of matter from outer space that enters the Earths atmosphere appearing as a streak of light
Universe
All of space and everything in it