Astronomy and Physics Concepts

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gravity

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a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and that decreases as the distance between the objects increases

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mass

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a measure of the amount of matter in an object

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orbit

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the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space

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solar system

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the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it

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satellite

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a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass

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solar nebula

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a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed

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elliptical

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a path that is oval in shape

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revolution

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one complete orbit is a revolution

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rotation

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the spinning of an object on an axis like a figure skater.