Movement in Space- 11.1-11.2

A body that orbits a planet is

• a satellite

• a ring

• a star

• a meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium

• comet

• meteor

• star

• asteroid

An object that orbits the sun; large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity

• moon

• star

• rings

• planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere

• meteor

• comet

• asteroid

• satellite

What does geocentric mean?

• A sun-centered model

• An Earth-centered model

• An ellipse

oval shaped orbit

• circle

• eclipse

• ellipse

• round

What does Heliocentric mean?

• An Earth-centered model

• A sun-centered model

• A moon centered model

An imaginary line that passes from the North Pole, through the Earth's center, to the South Pole. It tilts.

• equator

• prime meridian

• international dateline

• axis

Spinning of Earth on its axis

• revolution

• gravity

• rotation

• inertia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The movement of one object around another

• rotation

• revolution

• inertia

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2