A giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium.

A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice, burns up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere.

A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light.

A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object.

oval shape orbit of each planet

Largest object in our solar system

An imaginary line that passes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

The spinning of Earth on its axis.

The movement of one object around another.

Path planets follow when they revolve around the sun.

Earth is most tilted toward or away from the sun which causes the longest or shortest daylight of the year.

Earth is not tilted toward the Sun which causes equal day and night

The force that attracts all objects toward each other

law of universal gravitation

Every object attracts every other and its force depends on mass and distance.

Force that keeps planets in space.

When the moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun during a new moon.

Occurs during a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and Sun.

Darkest part of a shadow where light is completely blocked

Area of a shadow where light is completely blocked

Daily rise and fall of ocean water

Higher high tides during full and new moons.

Lower high tides during the first and third quarter moons.

Dark, smooth, lava covered areas on the moon.

Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters.

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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
meteor	A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice, burns up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
comet	A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light.
constellation	A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object.
geocentric	Earth-centered model
heliocentric	Sun-centered model
ellipse	oval shape orbit of each planet
Sun	Largest object in our solar system
axis	An imaginary line that passes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
rotation	The spinning of Earth on its axis.
revolution	The movement of one object around another.
orbit	Path planets follow when they revolve around the sun.
solstice	Earth is most tilted toward or away from the sun which causes the longest or shortest daylight of the year.
equinox	Earth is not tilted toward the Sun which causes equal day and night
gravity	The force that attracts all objects toward each other
law of universal gravitation	Every object attracts every other and its force depends on mass and distance.
inertia	Force that keeps planets in space.
Solar eclipse	When the moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun during a new moon.
Lunar eclipse	Occurs during a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and Sun.
Umbra	Darkest part of a shadow where light is completely blocked
Penumbra	Area of a shadow where light is completely blocked
Tide	Daily rise and fall of ocean water
Spring tide	Higher high tides during full and new moons.
Neap tide	Lower high tides during the first and third quarter moons.
Maria	Dark, smooth, lava covered areas on the moon.
Highlands	Higher lighter areas on the moon covered with craters.
Weight	Force of gravity on a object

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