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outer space vocab
bbms heinz outer space object vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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rotate | spin on an axis |
revolve | to orbit on a path |
rotate | create day and night |
revolve | creates a planet's year |
galaxy | a massive collection of stars, planets, moonds and other objects |
galaxy | 3 types spiral, elliptical, irregular |
milky way | an example of a spiral galaxy with a black hole at the center |
solar system | an outer space neighborhood |
solar system | a group of planets, moons and other objects in orbit around a star |
star | an outer space object that creates its own light |
moon | a natural satellite |
moon | an object in orbit around a planet |
meteoroid | a very small space rock in space |
meteor | a very small space rock in the atmosphere |
meteorite | a very small space rock on the ground |
asteroid | a potato shaped object in orbit around a star |
asteroid | most orbit between Mars and Jupiter |
planet | a round object in orbit around a star |
dwarf planet | a round object in orbit around a star but it does not own its orbit |
retrograde | a planet that does not rotate like the others |
jovian | to be like jupiter |
jovian | huge, made of gas, lots of moons, rings |
gas giant | a planet made mostly of atmosphere, gas |
terrestrial | a planet with a solid surface |
outer planet | a planet after the asteroid belt |
inner planet | planet between the asteroid belt and the sun |