Earth and Space Vocabulary Practice

A small rocky body orbiting the sun.

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The imaginary line around which a spinning object rotates.

• Axis

• Gravity

• Satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun.

• Asteroids

• Meteor

• Comet

A cluster of billions of stars held together by gravity.

• Planet

• Galaxy

• Solar System

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The universal force of attraction acting between all matter.

• Lunar

• Gravity

• Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Relating to the moon.

• Star

• Planet

• Lunar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A natural satellite orbiting around a planet.

• Star

• Moon

• Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The curved path an object in space takes as it moves around another large object.

• Orbit

• Solar System

• Tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A celestial body moving in an orbit around a star.

• Planet

• Asteroid

• Lunar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Any object that orbits around something. May be artificial or natural.

• Season

• Gravity

• Satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4