the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun.
Asteroid
A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbit the sun and has a tail.
Asteroid belt
the name of the inner planets
atmosphere
a natural object that orbits a planet
comet
The Galaxy containing the solar system
crater
A small rocky body orbiting the sun
galaxy
A collection of star stuff and gas bounce together by gravity
gas giant
The distance light travels in one year
gravity
The movement of an object around another object
planets
A force that pulls objects towards each other
moon
The region of the solar system between the orb of Mars and Jupiter
milky way
A small body of matter from outer space that enters the Earth's atmosphere appearing as a strike of light
orbit
The springing movement of a planet on its axis
revolution
The mixture of gas that surrounds a planet or moon
rotation
a group of planets and other bodies that revolve around a star.
solar system
all of space and everything in it
star
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around the stars.
terrestrial
the outer planets
dwarf planet
A ball of hot gas primarily hydrogen and helium that undergoes nuclear fusion
light year
The past an object follows as it moves around another object
kuiper belt
A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune
meteor
everything. It includes all of space, and all the matter and energy that space contains
universe