The time it takes a planet to make one full spin on its axis.

The settling of sediments that have moved away from their original rock.

A property of a material meaning it is difficult to damage.

A small lump of rock in orbit around the Sun.

A rocky inner planet third from the Sun in the Solar System.

The breaking of a rock into sediments and their movement away from the original rock.

Planet that orbits a Sun outside our Solar System.

Collection of stars held together by gravity. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.

A model of the Solar System with the Earth at the centre.

A model of the Solar System with the Sun at the centre.

Formed when liquid rock (lava or magma) cools or freezes. Examples include granite and obsidian.

Liquid rock that is above the Earth’s surface.

The distance light travels in a year (over 9 million, million km).

Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface.

The layer of Earth that is below the crust. It is solid but can flow slowly.

Formed from existing rocks exposed to heat and/or pressure over time.

Galaxy containing our Sun, Solar System, and billions of other stars and planets.

Chemicals that rocks are made from.

A rocky body orbiting the Earth, it is Earth’s only natural satellite.

A moon in orbit around a planet.

The period on one part of the Earth when it is facing away from the Sun.

Path taken by one object moving around another larger object.

Shape of the Moon as we see it from Earth, reflecting sunlight.

Any large body that orbits a star in a Solar System.

A material with small gaps that may contain substances like water or air.

Sequence of processes where rocks change from one type to another over millions of years.

Changes in temperature during the year as the Earth moves in its orbit.

Pieces of rock that have broken away from their original rock.

Formed from layers of sediment, which can contain fossils.

The Sun and all the planets and other bodies in orbit around it.

Bodies that give out light and may have planets orbiting them.

The star at the centre of our Solar System.

Movement of sediments far from their original rock.

When huge forces from inside the Earth push rocks upwards.

Breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by physical, chemical, or biological processes.

The time it takes a planet to orbit the Sun.

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Artificial Satellite

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A man made spacecraft.

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Asteroid

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Lumps of rock orbiting the Sun left over from when the Solar System formed.

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Axis

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The imaginary line that the Earth spins around.

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Ceramic

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A compound such as a metal silicate or oxide that is hard, strong, and has a high melting point.

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Constellation

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A collection of stars that make a pattern in the sky.

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Core

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The innermost layer of the Earth, which extends about halfway from the centre to the surface.

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Crust

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The rocky outer layer of the Earth.

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