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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | A small rocky body orbiting the sun. |
| Asteroid Belt | A large, donut-shaped section between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. |
| Celestial Object | Any naturally occurring, physically obvious structure existing in the observable universe outside of Earth's atmosphere. |
| Comet | A celestial object including a nucleus of ice and dust. |
| Crater | A large, bowl-shaped hole in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon, typically caused by an explosion. |
| Galaxy | A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravity. |
| Gaseous | Relating to or having the characteristics of a gas |
| Meteor | A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere. Looks like a streak of light. |
| Meteorite | A meteor that strikes earth's ground |
| Meteoroid | A small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere. |
| Orbit | The regular, curved path one object takes around another due to gravity, |
| Planet | A large body that orbits a star, has enough weight to become nearly round due to its own gravity. |
| Reflectivity | Reflecting light or radiation. |
| Relative Dating | Determining the order of past events, fossils, or rock layers without calculating their exact age. |
| Solar System | Is a star (like our Sun) and everything that orbits it due to gravity, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust, all traveling together through space. |
| Apparent brightness | The measured brightness of a celestial object (like a star) as it appears from Earth. |
| Absolute brightness | Ia measure of an object's true brightness. |