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Science
Our universe
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| the universe | all of space and everything in it |
| a star | a ball of gas that gives off light and heat |
| a galaxy | is a collection of many if millions of stars |
| a solar system | is made up of a star and all the objects moving around it |
| a planet | is a large round space object that circles a star in its own orbit |
| a dwarf planet | is a round space object that is too small to clear its own orbit |
| a satellite | is any object that orbits a larger object |
| a moon | is a naturally occuring satellite |
| an asteroid | is a small rocky object that orbits a star |
| a comet | a small object composed of frozen gases, ice, rock and dust that can glow and produce a tail |
| gravity | is a force generated by all objects that attracts all other objects |