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Solar system
Study
Term | Definition |
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Astronomy | The study of celestial bodies |
Celestial body | A naturally made object outside earths atmosphere |
Planet | An object in space that orbits a star, is almost a round shape, has a clear region |
Comets | A sphered celestial body made of ice, rock and dust |
Elliptical orbit | An oval shaped orbit around a celestial body |
The Kuiper belt | A region of comets beyond Neptune’s orbit |
The Oort Cloud | A huge sphere of trillions of comets surrounding our solar system |
Asteroids | Small, rocky structures |
Asteroid belt | A region of asteroids located between Mars and Jupiter |
Meteoroid | Small asteroids (10km in diameter) |
Planetoids | Large asteroids (1000km in diameter) |
Meteor | A meteoroid that hits earths atmosphere also known as “shooting stars” |
Meteorite | A meteoroid that passes through earths atmosphere |