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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Satellite | Is a body that orbits a planet. |
| Star | Is a giant ball of superheated gas , or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium |
| Planet | Spherical , orbits the sun, with a larger mass than a nearby objects |
| Meteor | Is a streak of light created by rock in space |
| Comet | Made of gas, dust, and ice that develops tail as it revolves around the sun |
| Constellation | A pattern or group of stars that people imagine. |
| Geocentric | Earth centered model |
| Heliocentric | Sun centered |
| Ellipse | An oval shape |
| Sun | Largest object in our solar system |
| axis | Imaginary line that passes from the North Pole through the earths center,to the south pole |
| Rotation | The spinning of earth on axis |
| Revolution | Is the movement of one object around another |
| Orbits | Earths path around the sun |
| Solistces | Occur when either the northern and southern hemisphere is at the strongest tilt towards the sun. |
| Equinox | Neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun |
| Gravity | The force that attracts all objects toward each other |
| Law of universal gravitation | Every objects attracts every other and force depends on mass and distance |
| Inertia | Is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. |