An object that orbits a planet.

An object that orbits a star, is large enough to become rounded by it's own gravity, and has cleared the area of it's orbit.

A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.

A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.

A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.

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

An imaginary line that passes through a planet's center and it's north and south poles, about which the planet rotates

The spinning motion of a planet and its axis.

The movement of an object around another object.

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.

A system or organizing time that defines beginning, length, and divisions of a year.

Either of the two days of a year on which the sun reaches it's greatest distance north or south of the equator.

Either of the two days of the year which neither hemisphere 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 an object downhill.

law of universal gravitation

The scientific that states take every object in the universe attracts other objects

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.

Newton's 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 in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.

One of the difficult apparent shapes of the moon as seen on 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 Earth and the sun.

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

The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.

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 moon's surface formed from huge ancient lava flows.

A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid. A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening.

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 become rounded by it's own gravity, and has cleared the area of it's orbit.
meteor	A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
comet	A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
star	A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.
constellation	A pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or object.
axis	An imaginary line that passes through a planet's center and it's north and south poles, about which the planet rotates
rotation	The spinning motion of a planet and its axis.
revolution	The movement of an object around another object.
orbit	The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
calendar	A system or organizing time that defines beginning, length, and divisions of a year.
solstice	Either of the two days of a year on which the sun reaches it's greatest distance north or south of the equator.
equinox	Either of the two days of the year which neither hemisphere 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 an object downhill.
law of universal gravitation	The scientific that states take every object in the universe attracts other objects
mass	The amount of matter in an object.
weight	A measure of the force of gravity on an object.
interia	The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
Newton's 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 in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.
phase	One of the difficult apparent shapes of the moon as seen on 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 Earth and the sun.
umbra	The darkest part of a shadow
lunar eclipse	The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.
penumbra	The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.
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 moon's surface formed from huge ancient lava flows.
crater	A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid. A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening.
meteoroid	A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.

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