7.1 Formation of our Solar System

system of objects that revolve around a star

• theory

• solar system

• nebulae

• star system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a massive ball of gas in outer space that gives off heat, light and other forms of radiation

• planet

• comet

• star

• nebulae

any star around which planets revolve

• sun

• nebulae

• comet

• asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

the third planet from the Sun

• Venus

• Mercury

• Pluto

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the circular path of an object as it revolves around another object

• galaxy

• orbit

• rotation

• asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

a set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena

• hypothesis

• law

• theory

• rules

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

a force that exists between any two objects that have mass

• gravity

• rotation

• revolution

• theory

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

a small object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun

• dwarf planet

• asteroid

• comet

• star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

a body of ice and dust that travels in a long narrow orbit around the sun

• planet

• asteroid

• comet

• heliotope

the large, empty part of the universe that does not contain any matter

• vacuum

• planet

• asteroid

• space