7th Science Space Unit Vocab Flashcards


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Galaxies

huge collection of dust, gas, and billions of stars with their solar system

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Asteroids

mainly found between Mars and Jupiter

1.1-19 million larger than 0.5 miles

3

Comets

a small, icy body that, when passing the sun, warms and spins gases that form a tail millions of miles long

4

Spacecraft

satellites orbit spacecraft, fly by spacecraft, landing, and rover

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Planets

1. orbit a star

2. have enough gravity to form a spherical shape

3. has to have enough gravity to keep its orbit

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Moons

Earth has 1

Mars has 2

Jupiter has 79

Saturn has 83

Uranus has 27

Neptune has 14

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Stars

Giant spheres of super hot gas made of mostly hydrogen and helium

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Constellations

a pattern of stars that people imagine to represent a figure, animal, or object