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Science 8.1
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artificial satellites | Satellites placed into orbit by humans |
| Asteroid | an irregular rocky object in orbit around the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| Asteroid Belt | a group of rocks that orbit the Sun in a band between Mars and Jupiter |
| Comet | a ball of ice, dust and rock that orbits the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit |
| Gas giants | the large planets of the outer solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
| Meteor | a meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere, usually creating a bright streak across the sky as it burns up; a shooting star |
| Meteorite | a meteor big enough for par of it to hit the ground |
| Meteoroid | a small particle or body of rock that orbits the Sun near Earth's orbit |
| Milky Way | the galaxy in which the solar system is located |
| Phases | different shapes of the Moon as seen from Earth |
| Solar system | the Sun and all the planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and other bodies revolving around it |
| Terrestrial | Earth-like, rocky. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars |