Science Astronomy Vocab

A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets.

A model of the universe in which the Sun is at the center of the Earth and the other planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A loose collection on ice and dust that orbits the sun typically in a long narrow orbit

One of the rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and numerous to be considered a planet.

A chunk of rock or dust in space generally smaller than an asteroid

A streak of light in the sky made by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere

A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits the Earth's surface

Any object that orbits around another object in space

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A spacecraft that has various scientific instruments that can collect data, including visual instruments, but no humans.

A spacecraft that can carry a crew into space, return to Earth and then be reused for the same purpose.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-1