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space . solar system
study guide for space
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Orbit | Earth rotating around the moon |
| Rotation | Movement that rotates |
| Revolotion | Earth rotating around the sun Earth rotating around the sun |
| Geocentric | Center of earth |
| Solar system | A system of planets or other bodies of orbiting another star |
| Astronomer | Scientists who study astronomy |
| Astronomy | Study of stars and space |
| Natural satellite | Non man made satellite |
| Heliocentric | Center of sun |
| asteroid | celestial bodies that revolve around the sun |
| meteorite | rocklike object |
| meteor | streak of light in sky |
| constellation | imaginary pattern of stars |
| NASA | National Aeronautic and Space administration |
| telescope | device built to observe objects up close |
| gravity | invisible force that pulls objects close together |
| comet | loose collection of dust ice and rocky particles |
| meteoroid | a solid body smaller than asteriod |