Space Vocabulary

Front

A large body made of gas or rock that orbits around a star.

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planet

Front

A __________________________ is a huge collection of stars, gases, and dust that is classified by shape.

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galaxy

Front

What keeps us from floating out into space?

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Gravity

Front

A star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it.

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solar system

Front

The star at the center of our solar system.

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sun

Front

To travel in a closed path around something.

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revolve

Front

A pattern of stars named after a mythological or religious figure, an object, or an animal.

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constellation

Front

An event that occurs when one object in space passes through the shadow of another object in space.

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eclipse

Front

Any natural body that revolves around a planet.

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moon

Front

The path one body takes in space as it revolves around another body.

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orbit