Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Solar System 2 Vocab

Solar System Unit vocabulary part 2 6th grade science df

QuestionAnswer
model Any representation of an object or an event that is used as a tool for understanding the natural world; can communicate observations and ideas, test predictions, and save time, money, and lives
heliosphere the protective bubble around the Solar System that is carved by the Sun’s solar winds blowing out into space
asteroid pieces of rock or a combination of rock and metal that usually follow a regular orbit around the Sun
meteroid a small rock fragment from an asteroid or comet
meteor a meteoroid that enters the earth's atmosphere
meteorite a meteoroid that lands on the earth's surface
Kuiper Belt region of the Solar System outside the orbit of Neptune that is occupied by small, icy comet- like bodies
Oort Cloud a spherical region of comets that surrounds the Solar system.
Astronomical Unit (AU). distance between the Earth and the Sun (150 million km.) Used as a standard measurement for the huge distances in space.
Created by: dfarney
Popular Earth Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards