asteroid
A small body of rock orbiting the rock
asteroid belt
the region of the solar system between the orbits of mars and jupiter
Atmosphere
A mixutre of gasses that surrounds a planet or moon
comet
A ball frozen dust and rock orbits the sun and has a tail
crater
A large round pit caused by the impact of meteorite
galaxy
A collection of stars and dust and gas bound together by gravity
Gas giant
The outer planet
gravity
A force that pulls planets toward each other
planets
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
Moon
A natural object that orbits a planet.
Milky way
The galaxy contacting the solar system
orbit
the path an object follows as it moves around other objects
Revolution
The movement of an object around another object
roatation
The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
Solar system
The collection of 8 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 moving in an elliptical orbit around the star
light year
The distance the light travels in one year
kuiper belt
A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of neptune
metoer
A small body of matter form outer space that enter the earths atmosphere
Universe
All of space and everything in it