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Solar System Vocab
Solar System Vocabulary Asrtonomy Flocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the line through the center of a rotating object. The object turns around this line. | axis |
| the planet between Venus and Mars. The only planet where life has been found so far! | Earth |
| a regular oval shape. | ellipse |
| the force in our universe that pulls objects towards each other. It's what makes things fall when you let go of them. | gravity |
| a property of matter by which an object will stay still or stay moving in a straight line if it is already doing so unless the object is acted upon by an outside force. | inertia |
| a large object that moves around a planet. | moon |
| the circular path something (like a moon or planet) follows as it travels around something else. | orbit |
| a complete circular motion of one heavenly body, like a planet or moon, around another. | revolution |
| the collection of planets and their moons, along with other celestial bodies, that orbit the sun. Also a similar system orbiting a different star. | solar system |
| the star that the Earth moves around. It gives the Earth heat and light. | sun |