MES Solar System Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
axis | an imaginary line that an object spins or revolves around |
rotate | turning around on an axis; spinning |
revolve | to move around another object along a circular path, as in an orbit |
gravity | a force that exists between any two objects that have mass |
star | a massive ball of gas in outer space that gives off heat, light and other forms of radiation |
planet | A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own. |
galaxy | A large collection of stars, gases and dust that are part of the universe that are bound together by gravitational forces. |
constellation | a particular area of the sky; a group of stars |
orbit | the circular path of an object as it revolves around another object |
moon | A natural satellite that revolves around a planet |
Solar system | A star and all the planets and all the other bodies that orbit it; the region in space where these bodies move. |
sun | The closest star to earth and the center of our solar system |
asteroid | Any of numerous small, often irregularly shaped rocky bodies that orbit the Sun primarily in the asteroid belt, a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. |
comet | A celestial body that appears as a fuzzy head usually surrounding a bright nucleus, that has a usually highly eccentric orbit, that consists primarily of ice and dust, and that often develops one or more long tails when near the sun. |
satellite | a natural or artificial object that revolves around another object in space |
meteoroid | a small piece of metal or stone that orbits the sun |
astronomy | the study of the properties and behavior of bodies in outer space |
telescope | an instrument used to observe objects that are far away |
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