An object that orbits a planet.

A streak of light that's produced by meteoroid.

A loose collection of ice and dust that orbit the sun.

A ball of hot gas that undergoes nuclear fusion.

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

A imaginary line that passes through the earth's center.

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.

The movement of a object around another object.

The path a object takes when it revolves around another object in space.

The organized time that defines the begging, length, and diversion of a year.

Two days of the year which the sun reaches the greatest distance north or south.

2 days of the year when neither hemispheres are titled towards or away from the sun.

A push or a pull exerted on a object.

law of universal gravity

The scientific law that say every object in the universe attracts another object.

The amount of matter in a object.

The measure of the force of gravity on a object.

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

newtons first law of motion

The scientific law that states any object at rest will stay at rest.

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

The particle or blocking of one object.

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

The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.

The blocking of sunlight to the moon 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 differences between consecutive low and high tides.

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Term	Definition
satellite	An object that orbits a planet.
planet	A object that orbits a star.
meteor	A streak of light that's produced by meteoroid.
comet	A loose collection of ice and dust that orbit the sun.
star	A ball of hot gas that undergoes nuclear fusion.
constellation	A pattern of stars that people imagine represent a figure or object.
axis	A imaginary line that passes through the earth's center.
rotation	The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
revolution	The movement of a object around another object.
orbit	The path a object takes when it revolves around another object in space.
celendar	The organized time that defines the begging, length, and diversion of a year.
solstice	Two days of the year which the sun reaches the greatest distance north or south.
equinox	2 days of the year when neither hemispheres are titled towards or away from the sun.
force	A push or a pull exerted on a object.
gravity	The force between objects.
law of universal gravity	The scientific law that say every object in the universe attracts another object.
mass	The amount of matter in a object.
weight	The measure of the force of gravity on a object.
inertia	The tendency of an object to resist a change of motion.
newtons first law of motion	The scientific law that states any object at rest will stay at rest.
phase	One of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from earth.
eclipse	The particle or blocking of one object.
solar eclipse	The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.
umbra	The darkest part of a shadow.
penumbra	The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.
lunar eclipse	The blocking of sunlight to the moon 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 differences between consecutive low and high tides.
neap tide	The tide with the greatest differences between consecutive low and high tides.

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