An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity and has cleared the area of its orbits

A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a method in earth atmosphere.

A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits In the sun typically ina long narrow orbit

A ball of hot glass primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear function.

A pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or something

An imaginary line that passes through a planets center and its north and south poles about which planets rotate

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

The movement of an object around anyother object

The path of an object as it resolves around another object in space

A system of orgnizing time that defines the beginning legneth and divisoin of a year.

Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.

Either of the two days of year on which neither hemisphete is tilted toward or away from the sun.

A push or pull exerted on an object

The attractive force between objects the force that moves objects downhill.

law of universal gravitation

The sciencetific law that states every object in the universe attracts every other object.

The amount of matter in an object.

A measure of the force of gravity on an object.

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.

newtons first law of motion

The scientific law that states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay at motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.

One of the diffrent apparent shapes of the moon as seen from earth.

The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.

The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and the earth.

The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.

The blocking of sunlight to the moon and that occurs when earth is directly between the sun and the moon.

The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean.

The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.

The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.

Dark, flat areas on the moons surface formed from huge ancient lava flows.

A largerond pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.

A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.

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Question	Answer
satellite	An object that orbits a planet
planet	An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity and has cleared the area of its orbits
meteor	A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a method in earth atmosphere.
comet	A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits In the sun typically ina long narrow orbit
star	A ball of hot glass primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear function.
constellation	A pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or something
axis	An imaginary line that passes through a planets center and its north and south poles about which planets rotate
rotation	The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
revolution	The movement of an object around anyother object
orbit	The path of an object as it resolves around another object in space
calender	A system of orgnizing time that defines the beginning legneth and divisoin of a year.
solstice	Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
equinox	Either of the two days of year on which neither hemisphete is tilted toward or away from the sun.
force	A push or pull exerted on an object
gravity	The attractive force between objects the force that moves objects downhill.
law of universal gravitation	The sciencetific law that states every object in the universe attracts every other object.
mass	The amount of matter in an object.
weight	A measure of the force of gravity on an object.
inertia	The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
newtons first law of motion	The scientific law that states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay at motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.
phase	One of the diffrent apparent shapes of the moon as seen from earth.
eclipse	The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.
solar eclipse	The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and the earth.
umbra	The darkest part of a shadow.
penbrumbra	The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.
lunar eclipse	The blocking of sunlight to the moon and that occurs when earth is directly between the sun and the moon.
tide	The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean.
spring tide	The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.
neap tide	The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
maria	Dark, flat areas on the moons surface formed from huge ancient lava flows.
crater	A largerond pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid.
meteoroide	A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.

Created by: Piper J

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