Earth in the Universe Vocab #2

The study of celestial objects, space and the universe

• biology

• pathology

• astronomy

• astrology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Any natural object outside of Earth's atmosphere

• weather satellite

• celestial body

• bedrock

• galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A system of planets or other bodies that orbit a star

• galaxy

• milky way

• atmosphere

• solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A celestial body that does not produce its own light

• star

• meteor

• planet

• comet

A celestial body that moves in an elliptical orbit around a star

• planet

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A small rocky body that orbits the sun but is not a planet

• galaxy

• meteor

• comet

• asteroid

Celestial body of ice, dust and a tail of gases and dust

• planet

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

A burning body of matter that has entered Earth's atmosphere; "shooting star"

• comet

• planet

• asteroid

• meteor

Includes all existing matter and space

• gravity

• milky way

• atmosphere

• universe

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

A system of millions or billions of stars with gas, dust and other celestial objects held together by gravity

• galaxy

• milky way

• hemisphere

• universe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2