UNIT 1 Vocab Flashcard

Front

A regular, repeating path that one object takes around another.

Back

Orbit

Front

Mass x velocity

Back

Momentum

Front

Object in orbit around a planet

Back

Satellite

Front

Regular oval shape

Back

ellipse

Front

Change of an object's position with respect to space and time

Back

motion

Front

Minor planet of the inner solar system, made of rock or ice.

Back

Asteroid

Front

Large rounded astronomical body that is not a star or its remnant.

Back

Planet

Front

Physical force causing things to move towards each other

Back

attract

Front

Amount of matter in an object

Back

Mass

Front

Force = mass × gravity

Back

Weight