Solar System Chapter One Vocabulary

A piece or rock or metal from space that enters Earth's atmosphere.

A huge object in space, made up of hot gases that shines by its own light.

The spinning motion of an object on its axis.

An instrument that uses two lenses to gather light and produce an image

The imaginary line on which a planet rotates.

The remaining material of a meteor that has landed on the ground.

An instrument that uses a curved mirror to gather light and produce an image

A group of stars that form a fixed pattern in the night sky.

A small object made of ice, dust, gas, and rock that orbits a star and can form a gaseous tail

The movement of an object around another object or point.

A heavenly body that does not produce its own light and orbits a star.