Solar System

A very large planet made up of mostly gases

• Planet

• Gas Giant

• Mars

• Giant Planet

A large body in space that moves around a star

• Planet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A tool that makes distant objects appear larger

• Hammer

• Glasses

• Telescope

• Drill

the sun, planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the sun

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Space

• Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

An imaginary line through the center of an object

• Axis

• Middle

• Equator

• Rotate

A group of stars that forms a pattern

• Galaxy

• Stary Night

• Constelation

• Star

To move in a path around another object

• Revolve

• Rotate

• Spin

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A ball of hot gasses that give off light and energy

• Moon

• Planet

• Star

• Galaxy

To turn on an axis

• Rotate

• Revolve

• Orbit

• Move

To move in a path around another object

• Orbit

• Revolve

• Spin

• Rotate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4