Vocab Practice C2 L2&L3 The Solar System

An object that orbits the Sun, is massive enough to be nearly spherical in shape, and has no other large objects in its orbital path

• Tide

• Planet

• Comet

• Lava

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun

• equinox

• solstice

• planet

• asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A small, icy object that orbits the Sun and develops a tail as it nears the Sun

• comet

• moon

• tide

• planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Natural satellite that orbits an object other than a star

• Sun

• comet

• moon

• meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An object that orbits the Sun, is nearly spherical in shape, and shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size

• asteroid

• comet

• dwarf planet

• tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A streak of light produced by a meteoroid as it passes through Earth's atmosphere

• meteor

• planet

• moon

• dwarf planet

Solid bit of debris that travels through the solar system

• equinox

• eclipse

• planet

• meteroid

A large sphere of hydrogen gas hot enough for nuclear reactions to occur in its core is a

• moon

• star

• planet

• galaxy

To determine roughly the value, size, or extent of

• guess

• bet

• estimate

• guesstimate

The distance light travels in one year is a

• astronomical unit

• dwarf planet

• a meteor

• a light-year