System of stars, gas, & dust held in a cluster by gravity

Spinning, Movement of an object around its axis

Path one object travels as it revolves around another object

Star @ center of the solar system, around which Earth orbits, Center of our solar system, Biggest star we can see on Earth

Huge ball of gas, held by gravity, gives off light & energy

Example of an object that keeps the proportions of the sizes, Model with a ratio to compare 2 things

Straight line across the widest point of a circle or sphere

An imaginary line about which a body rotates

A natural satellite that orbits a planet

Movement of an object in an orbital path

A group of related parts that work together

Planets, moons, & other smaller bodies that orbit the Sun

Pushes everything down, Force that attracts all masses of matter toward each other

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Solar System Vocabulary

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Unit 3 Vocab Pick the best definition of the word shown on the screen.

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Galaxy
Everything the eye can see
Light + Sun + Dust = Gravity
Same as a solar system
System of stars, gas, & dust held in a cluster by gravity
2
Rotation
Path planets take around the Sun
Spinning
Movement on an orbital path
Movement of an object around its axis
3
Orbit
Path the moon takes around the Sun
Path a planet takes around another planet
Path one object travels as it revolves around another object
When a planet rotates
4
Sun
Star @ center of the solar system, around which Earth orbits
Center of our solar system
Biggest star we can see on Earth
5
Star
Huge ball of gas, held by gravity, gives off light & energy
The Sun
What Mr.K puts on a test when someone gets 100%
Gracity + light + = Star
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Model
Someone who walks down a runway
An example of something
Same as a scale model
Distance between 2 planets
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Scale Model
Measurement of mass in space
Example of an object that keeps the proportions of the sizes
Ratios
Model with a ratio to compare 2 things
8
Diameter
Measurement around the circle
Radius * Circumfrance
Straight line across the widest point of a circle or sphere
Distance from center of circle to the edge
9
Axis
Horizontal Line
23.5 degrees on Earth
An imaginary line about which a body rotates
10
Universe
Galaxy = Universe
Solar System
All existing matter and space
The Sun and Planets
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Moon
A natural satellite that orbits a planet
Asteroid floating in space
No Gravity
12
Revolution
Movement of an object in an orbital path
Movement around the axis
Path around the Moon
13
System
The Space System
A group of related parts that work together
Everything in the universe
14
Solar System
Planets, moons, & other smaller bodies that orbit the Sun
Combination of bodies
Things working together
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Gravity
A spell Harry Potter uses
Force that makes things float
Pushes everything down
Force that attracts all masses of matter toward each other

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