Earth's Place in the Universe - Vocab Set #1

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Unit of distance for celestial bodies in a solar system.

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Astronomical Unit (AU)

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Unit of distance for interstellar measurements.

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Light-year (LY)

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Natural object outside Earth's atmosphere: Moon, Sun, asteroid, planet, or star.

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Celestial Body

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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A system of millions or billions of stars, gas, dust, and planets held by gravity.

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Galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Natural force causing bodies to attract based on mass.

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Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Curved path followed by a moon around a planet.

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Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Large condensed masses of matter orbiting a star in an elliptical pattern.

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Planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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A body that orbits a planet.

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Satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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A star with celestial bodies (planets, satellites, asteroids, etc.) orbiting it due to gravity.

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Solar System

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Natural, self-luminous celestial body of plasma that emits light and produces solar energy.

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Star