Space Week 1- Vocab

A large collection of stars, gases, and dust that are part of the universe bound together by gravitational forces

• galaxy

• solar system

• planet

• star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

When one object orbits another

• revolution

• rotation

• star

• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Spins in a direction around an imaginary line called an axis

• star

• asteroid

• rotation

• revolution

A star and all the planets and other bodies that orbit it

• solar system

• galaxy

• asteorid

• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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A large object in space that is made of gas and produces its own light

• comet

• moon

• star

• planet

Any natural body that revolves around a planet.

• moon
• planet
• star
• sun

A force of attraction between 2 object that is directly related to mass and indirectly related to distance.

• mass
• weight
• gravity
• kilogram

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the sun?

• Black Hole

• Light Bulb

• Star

• Supernova

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How do you get to space?

• Car

• Spaceship

• Boat

• Airplane

Where can humans live?

• Mars

• Moon

• Mercury

• Earth