The eighth planet from the sun, known for its deep blue color.

The seventh planet from the sun, known for its unique tilt.

The largest planet in our solar system.

The sixth planet from the sun, known for its prominent ring system.

The second planet from the sun, known for its brightness.

A planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals.

A large planet that is composed mostly of gases.

The region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found.

The planets closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

The planets farthest from the sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

The angle between a planet's rotational axis and its orbital axis.

An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

A model of the universe with Earth at the center.

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth.

The region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.

A natural satellite that orbits a planet.

Large bodies of salt water that cover most of the Earth's surface.

The curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon.

The different ways the moon looks from Earth over about a month.

A high-latitude region of a planet or moon that is covered in ice.

The movement of one object around a center or another object.

The action of rotating around an axis or center.

The four divisions of the year marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours.

The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun.

A model of the solar system with the sun at the center.

The rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun.

Boundaries between two different air masses.

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

The state of the atmosphere at a place and time.

The region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere.

The layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere.

The lowest region of the atmosphere.

The region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere.

The force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air.

The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere.

A layer in the earth's stratosphere containing a high concentration of ozone.

A current in a fluid that results from convection.

The process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.

A body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.

An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure.

6th Science Vocabulary Flashcard

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Asteroid

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A small rocky body orbiting the sun.

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Comet

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A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust.

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Dwarf Planet

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A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria.

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Meteor

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A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere.

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Planet

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A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

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Earth

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The third planet from the sun in our solar system.

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Mars

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The fourth planet from the sun, known for its red appearance.

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