Vocab. #8-13 & Earth/Moon Comparison Review

chunks of rock that look like giant potatoes in space

• planets
• asteroids
• comets
• satellite

an instrument that magnifies distant objects, or makes them appear larger

• comet
• satellite
• telescope
• planet

a robot vehicle used to explore deep space

• satellite
• space probe
• comet
• asteroid

a natural body, like the moon, or an artificial object that orbits another object

• space probe
• comet
• planet
• satellite

balls of ice and rock that circle the sun from two regions beyond the orbit of Pluto

• comets
• asteroids
• space probe
• planets

large, round bodies that revolve around a star

• space probes
• planets
• comets
• asteroids

the moon has

• craters

• running water

• land

• air

the Earth has

• no atmosphere

• running water

• no weather

• no wind

both the moon and Earth have

• running water

• weather

• day and night cycles

• plants

both the Earth and moon have

• volcanoes
• air 
• atmosphere
• life