Astronomy Vocabulary

An object in space that travels around the sun. Made up of dust and gas, and sometimes form a long bright trail.

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The force by which all objects in the universe are attracted to each other.

• Newtons

• Gravity

• A Pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A large body in outer space that circles around the sun or another star. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are examples of this.

• Solar System

• Planets

• Galaxy

• The Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The act of investigating or examining.

• Peaking

• Viewing

• Studying

• Exploring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The act of carrying or moving something/something that carries or transports.

• Transportation

• Moving

• Carrying

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Our Sun, its eight planets and their moons, and all other bodies that travel around the Sun, or any system that includes a star and all of the matter which orbits that star, including planets and moons.

• Planets

• Galaxy

• Solar System

• Universe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A small, rocky, planet-like body that circles the sun and is mostly found between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.

• Meteor Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Comet Belt

The star in the middle of our solar system. The earth and other planets revolve around it and receive heat and light from it.

• Jupiter

• Gas Star

• Nebula

• Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The earth's natural satellite. It revolves around the earth from west to east in about 28 days.

• The Moon

• SPUTNIK

• I.S.S.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A bright streak or flash in the sky which occurs when small pieces of space material enter our atmosphere and burn up, often called a shooting star.

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet