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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Satellite | A body that orbits a planet |
| Star | A giant ball of superheated gas,or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium |
| Planet | Spherical orbits the sun and larger mass than other objects |
| Meteor | A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or Ice |
| Comet | A cold mixture or dust and Ice that develops a long trail of light |
| Consolation | Roman Greek cultures |
| Geocentric | Earths centered model |
| Heliocentric | Sun-centered model |
| Ellipse | An oval shape of the planets orbits |
| Sun | The largest part of our solar system |
| Axis | The imaginary line that passes from the North Pole through earths center to the South Pole |
| Rotation | The spinning of earth on it’s axis |
| Revolution | The movement of one object around another |
| Orbit | Earths path around the sun |
| Solstice | A day when the sun appears highest in the sky |
| Equinox | Equal day and light |
| Gravity | The force that attracts all objects toward each other |
| Inertia | The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion |