Chapter 6 Vocab Earth & Space

any of the four planets in our solar system beyond Mars

one whole spin of an object on its axis

a frozen mass of different types of ice and dust orbiting the sun

an explosive eruption of waves and particles into space

large round object that revolves around the sun but has NOT cleared the region around its orbit

a rocky mass up to several hundred kilometers wide that revolves around the sun

a natural object that revolves around a planet

any of the four closest planets to the sun

a large, round object that revolves around a star and has cleared the region around its orbit

one full orbit around the sun

the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon

a group of stars that forms a pattern

an imaginary line around which an object spins

a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew