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