Physical Science Chapter 19 Vocab

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A small, rocky object orbiting the sun.

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Asteroid

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A small body of ice, rock, and dust with an elliptical orbit that emits gas and dust as it nears the sun.

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Comet

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Celestial body orbiting the sun.

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Planet

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Event where one celestial body's shadow falls on another.

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Eclipse

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Body orbiting a star other than the sun.

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Exoplanet

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A planet with a massive atmosphere like Jupiter or Saturn.

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Gas Giant

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Earth's water portion.

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Hydrosphere

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A large cloud of dust and gas in space; a region where stars are born.

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Nebula

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Model for solar system formation from gas and dust.

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Nebular Hypothesis

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A celestial body orbiting the sun, round due to gravity, and has cleared its orbital neighborhood.

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Planet