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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| milky way galaxy | Is the galaxy in which we live. It is a spiral shaped galaxy that contains about 200 billion stars, including our Sun. |
| gravity | the force that pulls objects toward each other |
| star | an object in space that produces its own heat and light |
| galaxy | a group of millions of stars |
| asteroid | is a large rock in outer space |
| comet | a small frozen mass of ice and dust orbiting the Sun |
| tereestrial | relating to land |
| satellite | A moon that orbits a planet |
| rotation | one complete turn on its axis |
| orbit | to travel in a curved path around the sun or a planet |
| gas giant | any ohe second four planets from the Sun, which are made of gas |
| Sun | a star around which Earth and other plaents revolve. It produces heat light and energy. |