The solar system
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| Galaxy | A system of billions of stars and other matter held relatively close to each other by gravity and separated from other such systems by vast distances.
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| Orbit | The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft revolves about another body.
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| Planet | A large, non luminous celestial body, that revolves around a star and often has one or more satellites.
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| Satellite | A heavenly body that revolves around a planet or other large body.
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| Constellation | Any of eighty-eight groupings or patterns of stars named after animals, objects, or mythological characters they are though to resemble.
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| The Big Bang Theory | The universe originated billions of years ago in an explosion from a single point of nearly infinite energy density — compare steady state theory
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| Atmosphere | A layer of gases surrounding a planet, star, or moon.
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| Gravity | The force that pulls all objects toward each other. Without it we would float away!
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