EES Benchmark vocab

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Nebula

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A cloud of gas and dust in space

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Orbit

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Path of an object as it revolves around another object in space

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Orbital Period

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Time taken for a celestial object to complete one orbit around another object.

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Meteoroid

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A small rocky or metallic body in outer space

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Comet

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A celestial body composed of ice, dust, and rocky material

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Gravity

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Force attracting two bodies towards each other

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Jovian Planets

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Dwarf Planets

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Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Ceres

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Terrestrial Planets

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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Spring Tides

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Tides that occur during full and new moons