8.8A : Level 2 Vocabulary

A ball of gas that gives off heat and light.

• Nebula

• Star

• Galaxy

• Asteroid

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A group of stars held together by gravity.

• Nebula

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A cloud of dust and gas where multiple stars are born.

• Nebula

• Galaxy

• Solar System

• Universe

A word that describes the collection of all known things in space.

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Nebula

• Universe

A ball of ice and dust that has a tail when it travels near the Sun.

• Asteroid

• Meteorite

• Planet

• Comet

A piece of rock that, after traveling through the atmosphere, lands on Earth.

• Meteorite

• Comet

• Planet

• Star

A large rock in orbit in a "belt" between Mars and Jupiter.

• Planet

• Star

• Asteroid

• Solar System

A collection of planets, moons, and asteroids in orbit around a star.

• Galaxy

• Solar System

• Comet

• Universe

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

A rocky body in orbit around a planet.

• Moon

• Comet

• Meteorite

• Nebula

The Milky Way

• Star

• Moon

• Planet

• Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2