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Colby Prices vocab

Vocabulary moon,tide

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astrological unit The unit of a measurement
dwarf planet resembling of a small planet
eccentricity deviation of a curve or orbit from circularity
Ellipse a closed plane curve generated by a point moving in such a way that the sums of its distances from two fixed points is a constant
Gas Giant Planet consumed of helium or hydrogen
Kepler's Laws how planets orbit the sun
Orbit path of celestial objects path around a star,planet,or moon
Orbital radius distance from a object in space to the body which it is orbiting
Planet A celestial body distinguished from the fixed stars
Solar system celestial bodies that are held by its attraction and revolve around it
Terrestrial planet A planet made up of rock or metals
Atmosphere A layer of gases that envelop an astronomical object
Year time taken by the earth to fully go around the sun
Light year the distance light travels in one year
Inner planet A planet whos orbit within the asteroid belt
outer planet planets like Jupiter,Uranus,Neptune,
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