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vocab stars &planets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an axis? | An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth. |
| What does revolve mean? | To travel in a closed path around the sun. |
| What does rotate mean? | To spin around an axis. |
| What does orbit mean? | An object's path in space around another object. |
| what is the moon? | A small planet-like body that revolves around earth rather than the sun. |
| What are phases? | As the moon revolves around earth, different amounts of its lit surface can be seen. |
| What is a Soller system? | It is a group of objects in space that orbit a star in the center, plus the star itself. |
| What is a planet? | It is a large object that revolves around a star in a clear orbit. |
| What is a dwarf planet? | It also revolves around a star, but it's a path that is not clear of other objects. |
| What is a comet? | It is a ball of rock, ice, and frozen gasses. |
| What is a star? | It is a huge ball of superheated gasses. |
| What is the sun? | It is a star that is at the center of our soler system. |
| What is a constellation? | It is a group of stars that form an imaginary pitcher in the sky. |
| What is a galaxy? | It is a huge system of gasses, dust, and stars. |
| What is a universe? | It is everything that exists in space. |