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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rotation | An object spinning on it axis |
| Revolution | An object orbiting around an object |
| How much is Earth's axis tilted | 23.5 degrees |
| Geocentric | An Earth centerd Solar system |
| Heliocentric | A sun centerd solar system |
| Copernicus | The astronomer who came up with the heliocentric idea |
| Ptolemy | Believed in the Geocentric Solar system |
| Newton | Came up with gravity and inertia |
| The planets in order | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
| Asteriod belt | Pieces of rocks between Mars and Jupiter |
| Comet | Piece of ice that takes an ireguler orbit around the Sun. |