Vocab
Space
more space
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100

The Force of attraction that exists between all objects in the universe

what is gravity

100

Te large natural objects the orbit stars

What is a planet

100

A large natural object that orbits, or travels around, Earth.

what is Luna?

100

Who was the man who made the geocentric model

Who was Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy)?

200

The study of stars, planets, and other objects in space

What is astronomy

200

Large chunks of rock or metal that orbit the Sun

What is an asteroid

200

A model of the universe that revolves around the Earth

What is a Geocentric Model?

200

Who supported the Geocentric model

Who is Airstotle?

300

A huge collection of stars, gas, and dust that travel together through space

What is a galaxy

300

Lump of ice, frozen gas, and dust that orbits the Sun

What is a Comet

300

A model of the universe that revolves around the Sun

What is a Heliocentric Model?

300

What is a natural light display in the sky, caused by charged particles from the sun colliding with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere, primarily oxygen and nitrogen. 

What are the Aurora Borealis?

400

Happens when one object in space blocks another from view

What is a Eclipse

400

A small piece of rock or metal that travels through space and disintegrates in the Earth's atmosphere

What is a Meteor?

400

How was the man that used a telescope to prove the Heliocentric Model

Who was Galileo Galilei?

400

How many hours does it take for our Earth to rotate on its axis

24 hours?

500

an objects resistance to change in motion

what is inertia

500

The star at the center of our solar system

With is the Sun?

500

The man who first came up with the Heliocentric Model

Who was Copernicus?

500

Who is the best science teacher ever

Who is Mr. Williams