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stars and planets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does rotate mean | to spin around an axis |
| what's an axis | an imaginary line that runs through the center of earth from the north pole to the south pole |
| what does revolve mean | to travel in a closed space around the sun |
| what's an orbit | an objects path in space around another object |
| what's the moon | a small planet that orbits around the earth |
| what are phases | as the moon revolves around the earth different amount of its lit surface can be seen |
| what's the solar system | a group of objects in space that orbit the sun |
| what is a planet | a large object that revolves the sun |
| what's a dwarf planet | also revolves around the sun in a clear orbit |
| what is a comet | a ball of rock ice and frozen gasses |
| what's a star | a huge ball of superheated gas |
| what's the sun | a star in the middle of the solar system |
| what's a constellation | a group of stars that form an imaginary picture in the sky |
| what's the universe | everything that is in space |
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