Unit 4: Solar System Vocabulary

What is the position an object occupies called?

• Motion

• Location

• Proximity

• Orbit

What are large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun called?

• Comets

• Meteors

• Asteroids

• Moons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Moon

What is a small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light?

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Moon

What is a celestial body that revolves around a planet?

• Asteroid

• Moon

• Comet

• Meteor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What term describes a change in position or location?

• Movement

• Gravity

• Proximity

• Orbit

What is the third planet in order from the Sun?

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

What is the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another?

• Motion

• Gravity

• Proximity

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What is the term for a star and the group of planets and other celestial bodies that revolve around it?

• Galaxy

• Solar System

• Universe

• Orbit

What is the force of attraction between two objects with mass?

• Gravitational pull

• Motion

• Proximity

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4