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planet vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rotate | to spin around an axis |
| axis | an imaginary line that runs through the center of earth from the north pole to south pole |
| revolve | to travel in a closed path around the sun |
| orbit | an objects path in space around another object |
| moon | a small planet like body that revolves around earth rather than the sun |
| phases | as the moon revolves around earth different amounts of its lit surface can be seen |
| solar system | is a group of objects that orbit a star in the center plus the star itself |
| planet | is a large object |
| dwarf planet | also revolve around a star but its path is not clear of other objects |
| comet | a ball of rock ice and frozen gasses |
| star | a huge ball of superheated gasses |
| sun | a star that is at the center of our solar system |
| constellations | a group of stars that form an imaginary picture in the sky |
| galaxy | a huge system of gasses dust and stars |
| universe | everything that exists in space |