Space vocab
Asteroid
A small rocky body orbiting the sun
Asteroid
The region of the solar system between the orbits of mars and Jupiter
Atsmophere
A mixture of gasses that surround a planet or moon.
Comet
A ball og frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail.
Crater
A large round pit cause by the impact of a mediator.
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 resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are
moon
A 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 plant 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 certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classified as such.
light year
The distance a light year travels in one year
kuiper belt
The region of the solar system between the orbit of mars and Jupiter
meteor
A small body of matter from outer space that enter earths atmosphere appearing as a streak of light
universe
All of space and everything in it.