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Chapter 2 Lesson 2
Term | Definition |
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asteroid | small, rocky object that orbits the Sun |
comet | small, icy objects that orbits the Sun and develops a tail as it nears the Sun |
dwarf planet | object that orbits the Sun, is nearly spherical in shapes, and shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size |
meteor | streak of light produced by a meteoroid as it passes through Earth's atmosphere |
meteoroid | solid bit of debris that travels through the solar system |
moon | natural satellite that orbits an object other than a star |
planet | object that orbits the Sun, is massive enough to be nearly spherical in shape, and has no other large object in its orbital path |