Vocab Practice C2 L2&L3 The Solar System

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An object orbiting the Sun, massive enough to be nearly spherical, with no large objects in its path.

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Planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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A small, rocky object orbiting the Sun

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asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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A small, icy object orbiting the Sun that develops a tail near it.

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comet

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Natural satellite orbiting an object other than a star

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moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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An object orbiting the Sun, nearly spherical, sharing its path with similar-sized objects.

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dwarf planet

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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A streak of light from a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere

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meteor

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Solid debris traveling in the solar system

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meteroid

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A large sphere of hydrogen gas hot enough for nuclear reactions in its core is a

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star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

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Value, size, or extent of

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estimate

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

NGSS.5-PS1-2

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Distance light travels in a year is a

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light-year