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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gravity | a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses between them. |
| orbit | the path a body follows as it travels around another object |
| aphelion | during earths orbit when the earth is the furthest away |
| perihelion | during earths orbit when we are the closest to the sun |
| centripetal force | the inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path |
| solar nebula | a cloud which the solar system formed |
| protostellar disk | a disk from which our sun was formed |
| planetesimal | larger bodies of dust and particles from which planets formed |