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Solar System vocab t

Solar system vocabulary words and terms.

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asteroids a small, rocky body that revolves around the sun mostly between Mars and Jupiter
core the part of the sun where energy is produced
meteoroid like an asteroid only much smaller
Saturn the gas giant with the largest rings
orbit the path traveled by a planet around the sun
sun spots cooler areas on the sun's surface
solar flare a giant storm on the sun's surface
meteor a bright streak of light caused when a meteoroid or cosmic dust burns up in the atmosphere
retrograde planet that has a clockwise rotation
terrestial planets the name for the inner planets
AU the average distance between the Earth and the sun
asteroid belt the region where most asteroids are found
revolution the motion of a body around another body in space
nuclear fusion the source of the sun's energy
rotation the spin of an object in space
meteorite an object from space that hits Earth's surface
prograde a planet that's rotation spins in a counterclockwise direction
comet a small body in space made of ice, rock, and cosmic dust
Jupiter the most massive of the planets
what 2 planets are about the same size Earth and Venus
where does the sun get its energy from nuclear fusion
Nuclear fusion is the process by which 2 or more low-mass _________ join together to form a _________ massive nucleus. nuclei, more
Venus rotates in a clockwise direction unlike the other planets- retrograde
which planets do not have moons Mercury and venus
the 3 major types of meteorites are stony, metallic, and stony-iron
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