Solar System Vocabulary

Front

What are large and small rocks or metallic masses that orbit the sun and are similar to the materials that make up planets?

Back

Asteroids

Front

Which model shows the sun at a fixed position in the center of the solar system?

Back

Heliocentric model

Front

What do we call the remains of a small chunk of space rock that have fallen to Earth's surface or a moon?

Back

Meteorite

Front

What is a large celestial body that revolves around the sun in a solar system?

Back

Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

Which model puts the Earth in the center of the solar system?

Back

Geocentric model

Front

What is the term for a small rocky body that travels through space and can become a meteor when it enters Earth's atmosphere?

Back

Meteoroid

Front

What is the name of the celestial object that is made of ice, dust, and gas and has a tail when it approaches the sun?

Back

Comet

Front

What is the term for the path that a celestial body follows as it revolves around another body in space?

Back

Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

What is the name of the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun?

Back

Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

What is the term for a natural satellite that orbits a planet?

Back

Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1