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Chapter 21 Vocab
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| asteroids | millions of small,rocky objects that orbit in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. |
| comet | is a made of gas,dust,and ice and moves around the sun in an oval-shaped orbit. |
| period of revolution | the time it takes an object to travel once around the sun. |
| period of rotation | the time it takes an object to complete one rotation. |
| terrestrial planets | are the planets closest to the sun are made of rock and metal and have solid outer layers. |
| greenhouse effect | occurs when a planets atmosphere traps solar energy and causes the surface temperature to increase. |
| Galilean moons | the four largest moons of jupiter-lo,europa,Ganymede,and Callisto . |
| meteroid | is a small rocky particle that moves through space. |
| meteor | is a meteoroid that has entered earths atmosphere producing a streak of light. |
| meteorite | is a meteoroid that strikes a planet or moon. |
| impact Crater | is a round depression formed on the surface of a planet,moon,of impact of a meteorite. |
| astronomical unit | is the average distance from earth to the sun-about 150 million km. |