Earth's Place in the Universe

A point in space where gravity is so strong that everything within a certain distance gets pulled in

• light year

• galaxy

• black hole

• nebula

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A group of stars that forms a pattern

• constellation

• nebula

• supernova

• galaxy

a huge system of stars, planets, dust, and gas held together by gravity

• supernova

• constellation

• black hole

• galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

the distance light travels in one year

• galaxy

• nebula

• light year

• black hole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

a cloud of gas and dust in which new stars form

• constellation

• black hole

• supernova

• nebula

a gigantic explosion that occurs when a large star shrinks into itself near the end of its life

• nebula

• black hole

• supernova

• light-year

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

a rocky mass orbiting the Sun that can be several hundred kilometers wide

• comet

• asteroid

• space probe

• satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

the imaginary line around which Earth rotates or spins

• axis

• solar system

• rotation

• revolution

a frozen mass of ice and dust that orbits the Sun

• asteroid

• comet

• satellite

• space probe

the changes in shape the Moon goes through in a month as seen from Earth

• rotation

• revolution

• Moon phase

• axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1