Topic 11 Vocab #1

Definition of Satellite

• A body that orbits a planet.

• A giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium.

• A object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit of any debris.

• A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.

Definition of Star

• A body that orbits a planet.

• A giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium.

• A object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit of any debris.

• A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.

Definition of Planet

• A body that orbits a planet.

• A giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium.

• A object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit of any debris.

• A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.

Definition of Meteor/Meteoroid

• A body that orbits a planet.

• A giant ball of superheated gas, or plasma, composed of hydrogen and helium.

• A object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit of any debris.

• A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.

Definition of Comet

• Is a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

• A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object.

• Model of the solar system that revolves around the Earth.

• A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.

Definition of Constellation

• Is a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

• A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object.

• Model of the solar system that revolves around the Earth.

• Model of the solar system that revolves around the Sun.

Definition of Geocentric

• Is a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

• A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object.

• Model of the solar system in which all the planets and Sun revolve around the Earth.

• Model of the solar system in which Earth and all the other planets revolve around the Sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Definition of Heliocentric

• Is a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

• A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object.

• Model of the solar system in which all the planets and Sun revolve around the Earth.

• Model of the solar system in which Earth and all the other planets revolve around the Sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Definition of Ellipse

• Is a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

• A pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object.

• Model of the solar system that revolves around the Earth.

• An oval shape, rather than a perfect circle

Definition of Axis

• Is a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

• The spinning of Earth on its axis.

• Imaginary line that passes from the North Pole, through Earth's center, to the South Pole.

• An oval shape, rather than a perfect circle