The Universe

Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets

• Asteroids

• moon

• planets

• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit

• Asteroids

• moon

• planets

• comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A large grouping of stars in space

• moon

• galaxy

• planets

• comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The attraction between two objects due to the invisible force of gravity; the gravitational pull from the Moon is primarily responsible for the tides that form on Earth

• universe

• gravitational pull

• gravity

• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

All of space and the matter space contains

• Universe

• sun

• star

• comet

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The luminous star around which Earth and other planets revolve; composed mainly of hydrogen and helium

• universe

• gravitational pull

• gravity

• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy is generated by nuclear reactions in its interior

• Universe

• sun

• star

• comet

A star and the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it

• solar system

• gravitational pull

• gravity

• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Where an object is located in relation to another object

• direction

• location

• planets

• relative position

A large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system

• galaxy

• star

• planet

• nebulae

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3