Solar System Vocabulary

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Meteoroids

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While in space a meteorite is called this.

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Asteroids

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An irregularly shaped rocky object in space (like a space potato).

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Comets

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Bodies in space made up of ice, dust and small gritty particles.

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Meteorite

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A small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth's surface.

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Meteor

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Sometimes called a "shooting star"

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Orbit

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

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Axis

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An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

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Rotation

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The action of rotating around an axis or center.

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Revolution

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The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.

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Gravity

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The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.