Vocabulary
The force that attracts something toward the center of the earth
Gravity
This is the hottest planet.
When you can not see anything.
New Moon
The location of most of the asteroids in space
Asteroid belt
A pattern or group of sars that people imagined to represent a figure of some kind.
constellations
an object whose gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape
a black hole
This is the smallest planet with no atmosphere
Mercury?
When the right half of the moon is glowing.
Waxing
These are small, irregular, rocky objects that orbit the sun smaller than a planet but more than 1 meter.
asteroids
The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles.
the axis
the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
an eclipse
This planet has the moons Europa and Calisto. also has the most moons in our solar system
Jupiter
Waxing Gibbous
This is frozen gasses and dust that leave a blue trail behind them.
Comet
The part of the earth that has the crust and one layer below it.
Lithosphere
A rocky body that is orbiting the sun but is smaller than a planet
Asteroid
The only known planet that holds life.
Earth
The left half of the moon is glowing.
3rd Quarter
Meteoroids that pass through the atmosphere and are found on earth's surface are called these.
meteorite
What kind of rock comes from magma cooling
Igneous
When the moon is growing or getting bigger is called what
Mars
The phases when it is Halfway through it cycle
Full Moon
Also known as a shooting star. When meteoroids pass through the earths atmosphere and start to burn up
Meteor
What is an impression of a plant or animal that is left when the animal dies and is buried fast enough?
A Fossil