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Space Rocks Vocab
Flocabulary Space Rocks Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any of the small, rocky celestial bodies that orbit the sun. They are most commonly found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. | asteroid |
| the gases that surround Earth or another planet. | atmosphere |
| a celestial body that moves around the sun, usually in an irregular orbit. It has a central nucleus of ice and rock surrounded by gas and dust that may form a tail that streams away from the sun. | comet |
| a bowl-shaped depression on the surface of a planet or moon, possibly caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite. | crater |
| a small body of matter in space that enters the Earth's atmosphere and is heated by friction, causing it to appear as a bright streak of light in the sky. | meteor |
| a large number of meteors that appear at the same time. They are often predicted by astronomers as they occur at certain times every year. | meteor shower |
| a meteor that lands on Earth. They are usually rock, but occasionally they are made of iron or nickel. | meteorite |
| a small body traveling through space. When it enters the Earth's atmosphere, it becomes a meteor. | meteoroid |
| the circular path something (like a moon or planet) follows as it travels around something else. | orbit |
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Mrs. G.
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