Planet Vocab and Astronomy Facts

Gases surrounding the planets

• Terrestrial

• Gravity

• Atmosphere

• Febreez

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ratio of length in a drawing to the true length of object

• Surface

• Scale Factor

• Terrestrial

• Lunar Eclipse

What something is made of

• Composition

• Homeostasis

• Relativity

• Geography

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Rocky objects that revolve around the sun

• Neptune

• Planets

• Asteroids

• Comets

No solid surface

• Gaseous

• Atmosphere

• Composition

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Representation of object too hard to understand

• Science Project

• Atmosphere

• Universe

• Model

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An outer layer of something

• Terrestrial

• Surface

• Energy

• Abiotic Factor

A natural object that revolves around another in space

• Gaseous Planets

• Revolution

• Sun's orbit

• Celestial Bodies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Cold mixture of dust and ice with a tail

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Constellation

• Asteroid Belt

The name often given to the 4 inner rocky planets

• Gas Giants

• Gravity Rocks

• Inner Terrestrial

• Inner Gaseous