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Solar System #2
SEEd 6.1.2 & 6.1.3
Question | Answer |
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solar system | a group of planets and their moons that orbit around the sun |
galaxy | a large group of stars, dust, gas and other matter held together by gravity |
gravity | a force that pulls matter towards earth |
scale | how large or small something is in relation to something else |
inertia | a property of matter that keeps an object doing the same thing (ex. staying at rest or moving) |
force | a push or pull that causes a change in an object’s motion |
telescope | an instrument used to make distant things appear closer, like stars and planets |
diameter | the distance from one edge of a planet or star to the other through the center |
surface features | different characteristics found on the surface of a planet, star, etc. |
structure | the way something is built, shaped or arranged |
composition | what something is made of |