space to infinity and beyond
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| what is rotation | the movement of of one object as it turns or spins around a central point or axis.
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| what is a revolution | the movement of one object around one central object.
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| what is a orbit | The curved path of a planet, sattelite, etc, around a celestial body.
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| what is geocentric | having or representing the earth as a center.
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| what is heliocentric | measured or considered as being seen fron the center of the sun.
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| what is our solar system | The sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it.
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| what is astronomy | the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earths atmosphere.
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| astromer | an expert in astronomy.
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| what is nasa | an acronym for national aerotic and space administration.
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| what is a asteroid | small solar system bodies or dwarf planets that are not comets.
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| what is a meteoroid | a meteor in space or out in darkness.
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| what is a meteorite | a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space.
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| what is a meteor | a meteoroid that has entered the earths atmosphere.
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| what is a comet | a celestial body that travels around the sun, usually in a highly elleptical orbit.
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| what is gravity | the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall to the center of the earth.
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| what is a telescope | an instrument used for mostly viewing space.
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| what is a constellation | any various groups of stars which definite names have been given.
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| what is a natural satelite | a object naturally formed in space that orbits around earth
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