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Earth Sci 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| asteroid | small rock found in space |
| astronomer | a scientist who studies space |
| black hole | an object in space with a pull of gravity so strong nothing can escape it |
| constellation | group of stars that forms a shape or pattern |
| galaxy | a group of stars held together by gravity that forms one system |
| meteor | a piece of rock or metal from space that enters Earth's atmosphere with great speed. Known as a shooting star. |
| nebula | huge cloud of gas and dust found in space |
| orbit | path of an object in outer space as it moves in a circle around another object |
| planet | a large body that moves in an orbit around the sun |
| supernova | a star that breaks apart in an explosion |