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Earth in the Solar System Vocabulary
Earth in the Solar System Vocabulary
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A huge, bright, ball of burning gas
sun
meteor
comet
star
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The path a planet or moon takes as it revolves around something else, usually a larger object
orbit
path
space
direction
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A natural satellite of a planet
moon
comet
asteroid
sun
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Any small object in outer space
asteroid
meteor
meteoroid
comet
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When a moon or planet makes a complete orbit around the larger object it travels around
reuse
rotate
revolve
rewind
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An imaginary line on which a planet rotates
revolve
axis
asteroid
rotate
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Large, round, natural objects that orbit a star
planet
sun
star
moon
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The system of planets and all other objects orbiting the sun due to the sun’s gravity
Muscular System
Solar System
Milky Way Galaxy
Skeletal System
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The star closest to Earth that provides our planet with heat and light
North Star
moon
planet
sun
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A meteoroid that burns up as it passes through Earth’s atmosphere. It’s sometimes called a shooting star.
meteoroid
comet
asteroid
meteor
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A group of stars that form a consistent pattern when viewed from Earth
star group
constellation
nebula
orbit
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An object that orbits around a larger object in space
axis
comet
satellite
shadow
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A chunk of rock and metal in outer space that orbits the sun.
meteoroid
asteroid
meteor
comet
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When a planet or moon turns all the way around on its axis one time
reuse
rewind
revolve
rotate
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A small, frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun
comet
meteor
meteoroid
asteroid
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The image produced when an object blocks light
outline
duplicate
shadow
copy
