Characteristics & Objects in space

Front

What do we call rocky or metallic objects that orbit the Sun?

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Asteroids

Front

What is the motion of the Earth that causes seasons?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the motion of the Earth that causes day and night?

Back

Rotation

Front

What are the largest space objects that orbit the sun called?

Back

Planets

Front

As the distance of interacting objects increases, what happens to gravity?

Back

Gravity decreases.

Front

What are icy bodies that release gas or dust when they come close to the Sun called?

Back

Comets

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Front

What do we call natural satellites that orbit planets?

Back

Moons

Front

What is the term for the tilt of the Earth's axis that affects seasons?

Back

Axial tilt

Front

What is the name of the force that pulls objects toward each other in space?

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Gravity