Planets
it is a planet is smaller than regular planets and share orbital space with other bodies similar in size
what is a dwarf planet?
A large chunk of space rock
what is an astroid
a milky way is made up of
what is different galaxy's
what does the earth revolve around
what is the sun
to turn or spin on axis
what is rotate
How many planets are in our Solar System
what is eight
Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust
what is a comet
A spinning cloud of dust
what is nebulas
This item in space is an average sized yellow star that is about 1.34 million kilometers in diameter?
what is the sun
what is moving in a closed path
these two planets are between the sun and Earth
Mercury and Venus
A small rapidly moving meteor burning up on entering Earth's atmosphere
what is a shooting star
how many stars are estimated in the milky way?
what is 100 billion
what are the seasons related to
what is the earths revolution around the sun
Earth makes one turn on its axis every twenty-four hours what is this called?
what is Earths rotation
A _____ planet is heat made up of solid matter. A ______ planet is made up of rock and metal.
what is gas planet and terrestrial planet
fragments and debris in space resulting from collisions among astroids, comets, moons and planets
what is a meteoroid
how long does it take for the sun to travel around the milky way?
what is 220 million years
what makes up the sun
what is hot gases
how long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?
what is about one year
the earth spins on an imaginary line called?
what is axis
a celestial event in which are observed to radiate or originate from one point in the night sky
what is a meteor shower
an exploding star that has reached the end of it's life span is called?
what is a supernova
when the moon blocks the sun's light and casts a shadow on Earth.
what is a solar eclipse
force that pulls objects together
what is gravity