Unit 7 Vocabulary

chunk of frozen gas, rock, ice, and dust that orbit the Sun

• comet

• asteroid

• dwarf planet

• moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

- rock and iron objects that orbit the Sun

- millions are found between Mars & Jupiter

• comet

• asteroid

• moon

• planet

-- the planets that are closest to the Sun

-- known as the “Terrestrial Planets” because of their rocky composition

• moon

• dwarf planet

• outer planet

• inner planet

- nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies

• meteorite

• moon

• dwarf planet

• star

- meteoroids that reach Earth’s surface

• meteorite

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

- when a meteoroid burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere and causes a streak of light

• meteorite

• asteroid

• meteor

• star

- large natural object that orbits a planet

• dwarf planet

• comet

• star

• moon

- pieces of rock that break off of asteroids and travel through space

• comet

• dwarf planet

• meteoroid

• moon

 - a large, round body that revolves around a star

• planet

• moon

• meteor

• meteorite

-the planets that are farthest from the Sun

- known as “Gas Giants” because they are mostly composed of gases

• asteroids

• inner planets

• dwarf planets

• outer planets