Owens Galaxies & Solar Systems Vocab

A rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is much smaller than a planet.

• asteroid

• moon

• star

• comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A large object in space that is made of gas and produces its own light.

• moon

• planet

• star

• solar system

A natural object that orbits a planet

• rotation

• orbiter

• hemisphere

• moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The motion of one object around another.

• revolution

• rotation

• solar system

• revolt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An object made of rock, ice, dust, and gas that revolves around the Sun.

• Cupid

• Star

• Asteroid

• Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Half of Earth

(Norther, Southern, Eastern, or Western.)

• hemisphere

• Florida

• World

• semisphere

The turning of an object on its axis

• revolution

• revolve

• rotation

• planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A system of planets and other bodies that orbit a star.

• System

• Colin

• Solar System

• planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce its own light.

• light

• planet

• moon

• star

Who is the most beautiful teacher?

• Mrs. Owens

• no

• no

• no