Science vocab Flashcards


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asteroid

A small body of rock orbiting the rock

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asteroid belt

the region of the solar system between the orbits of mars and jupiter

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Atmosphere

A mixutre of gasses that surrounds a planet or moon

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comet

A ball frozen dust and rock orbits the sun and has a tail

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crater

A large round pit caused by the impact of meteorite

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galaxy

A collection of stars and dust and gas bound together by gravity

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Gas giant

The outer planet

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gravity

A force that pulls planets toward each other

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planets

A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

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Moon

A natural object that orbits a planet.

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Milky way

The galaxy contacting the solar system

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orbit

the path an object follows as it moves around other objects

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Revolution

The movement of an object around another object

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roatation

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

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Solar system

The collection of 8 planets and their moons in orbit around the sun

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Star

A ball of hot gas primarily hydrogen and helium that undergoes nuclear fusion

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Terrestrial

The name of the inner planets

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dwarf planet

A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around the star

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light year

The distance the light travels in one year

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kuiper belt

A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of neptune

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metoer

A small body of matter form outer space that enter the earths atmosphere

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Universe

All of space and everything in it