Asteroid
A small rocky body orbiting the sun
Asteroid Belt
the region of the solar system between the orbits of mars and jupiter
Atmosphere
A force that pulls objects toward each other
Comet
A ball of frozen dust and rocks 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
a ball of hot gas,primarily hydrogen an helium that undergoes nuclear fusion.
Gravity
a force that pulls objects toward each other
Planets
a celestial body moving in an elliptival orbit around a star
moon
a natural objects 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 outer planets
star
the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun.
terrestrial
the name of the inner planets
dwarf planet
a small body of matter form outer space that enters the earth atmosphere appearing as a streak of light
light year
a celestial body resemling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classified as much.
kuiper belt
the distance light travels in one year
meteor
A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of neptune
Universe
all of space and everything in it