Outer Space 1
a large spherical object moving around a star
planet
Made out of hydrogen and helium and created 4.57 billion years ago
Sun
the system of planets and other objects orbiting the star Sol, which happens to be our Sun.
Solar System
The hottest planet
Venus
Our galaxy's name
Milky Way
This planet is nicknamed the Red Planet
Mars
A large object that gives off light and heat. the energy of this object is created by nuclear reactions at its core.
star
The smallest planet
Mercury
A celestial body that makes an orbit around a planet
moon
Dwarf planet that orbits the Earth every 248 years
Pluto
A group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity
galaxy
The largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt
Ceres
A place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out.
black hole
All of space; the cosmos
Universe
Planet 2/3rd covered with H20 + NaCl?
Earth
A rock orbiting the sun.
asteroid
The largest planet in the solar system
Jupiter
A map of the night sky. The maps are used to identify and locate astronomical objects such as stars, constellations, and galaxies.
star map
A shooting star
meteor
Planet with the Great Dark Spot
Neptune
Planet that rotates on its side, with an east and west pole
Uranus
When hydrogen runs out, the outside of a star expands and it becomes a red _____.
giant
A small, frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun.
comet
Planet with a large, prominent ring system
Saturn
A ____ dwarf is the remnants of the collapse of a red giant star.
white