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planets

vocab words for planets

TermDefinition
meteor A streak of light though space
asteroid belt Any of thousands of dense rocky objects in orbit
comet A ball of ice dust,and frozen gases
revolution The movement of an object around another object
rotation The spinning motion of a planet
outer planets gas giant planets found outside of the asteroid belt
inner planets terrestrial planets {earth like} planets that are dense solids
gravity Attractive Force
axial tilt invisible axis that are tilted
probe A robotic spacecraft
satellight by astronomers Any object that revolves around another object
Heliocentric Theory Nicolaus Copernicus idea that the earth planets
Geocentric Theory Aristotle and Ptolemy believed that the earth was the center of the universe
tides The rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effect
greenhouse effect is the process by which radiation from a planets atmosphere
illuminated To light up
celestial objects Known collectively by astronomers as celestial bodies
lunar eclipse occurs when the earth is between the sun and moon
solar eclipse occurs during the NEW MOON
Autumn The season between summer and winter
equinox The time and date when the sun passes over the directly
solstice The time and date when the sun is at its greatest distance
orbit travel around
diameter The line going across a circle
survivable tempertures The highest and the lowest Tempertures that humans can stands
astronomers The study of celestial objects
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