Asteroid

A small rocky body orbiting the sun.

Asteroid Belt

The region of the solar system between the obits of Mars and Jupiter

Atmosphere

A mixture of gasses that surrounds a planet or moon.

Comet

A ball of frozen dust and rock 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

The outer planets

Gravity

A force that pulls objects toward each other.

Planets

A celestial body moving in an elliptical

Moon

natural object 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 collection of eight 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 resembling a small planet but lacking cretin technical criteria that are required for it to be classified as such

Light year

The distance light travels in one year

Kuiper Belt

A religion of the solar system that is just beyond orbit of Neptune

Meteor

A small body of matter from outer space that enters the Earths atmosphere appearing as a streak of light

Universe

All of space and everything in it