6.11 Space Unit Vocab

Front

Sun, planets, and objects orbiting the sun.

Back

Solar system

Front

Average star at the center of our solar system

Back

sun

Front

Force of attraction between all masses in the universe

Back

Gravitational attraction

Front

Large formation of ice and dust in space that orbits the sun and has a glowing tail.

Back

Comet

Front

Large rocks in outer space

Back

Asteroid

Front

Bits of rock pulled into Earth's gravity and falling through the atmosphere.

Back

meteor

Front

Path a body follows around another in space

Back

orbit

Front

Movement of one object around another.

Back

Revolution

Front

Oval path describing Earth's orbit around the Sun

Back

elliptical orbit

Front

Spinning motion of a planet on its axis

Back

rotation