Space Vocabulary

made up of different objects in space and each has its own characteristics and features

• asteroid

• meteorite

• solar system

• dwarf planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

called rocky planets because of their composition; another name for inner planets

• outer planets

• gas giants

• Saturn

• terrestrial planets

a chunk of rock burning up in the atmosphere

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

• meteoroid

very large planets mostly composed of gas

• inner planets

• gas giants

• rocky planets

• Mars

an instrument that allows people to see distant objects

• Microscope
• Telescope
• asteroid

• revolution

the motion of an object around another object

• rotation

• terrestrial planet

• revolution

• comet

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

sometimes called "dirty snow balls"

• Comets
• asteroid

• meteorite

• Galaxies

small planet that does not have a clear path around the sun

• Dwarf planet
• Gas giant
• Terrestrial planet
• Venus

a chunk of rock or dust in space

• Meteor

• Meteoroid
• Asteroid
• Comet

the force that keeps planets in motion around the sun

• Gravity
• Magnetism
• Friction
• Inertia

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