4.8 vocab

Front

Chunks of ice mixed with rock and dust

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Comet

Front

Pattern outlined by stars

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constellation

Front

Small pieces of ice, rock, or metal from colliding comets or asteroids

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meteor

Front

Move in a circular path around something.

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revolve

Front

Satellites of the sun

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Planet

Front

Chunks of rock or metal orbiting the Sun

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Asteroids

Front

Line around which a spinning object turns

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axis

Front

Made of the Sun, Earth, 8 planets, moons, and smaller objects.

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Solar system

Front

A hot, glowing sphere of gases that emits energy.

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star

Front

spins

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rotate