8th Grade Topic 7 Vocab

natural satellite

• star
• moon
• sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

consists of sun, moon, planets, and variety of smaller objects

• solar system
• visible light
• meteroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

trait or characteristic

• sun
• features
• complement

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

average distance measured from the center of the sun to the center of the Earth

• asteroid
• absolute brightness
• astronomical unit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

gaseous body much larger than anything else in the solar system

• sun
• moon
• planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

small, rocky bodies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

• comet
• asteroid
• complement

light that separates into different wavelengths

• supernova
• nebula
• spectrum

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

loose balls of ice and rock that have long narrow orbits

• apparent brightness
• meteroid
• comets

chunks of rock or dust smaller than asteroids

• electromagnetic radiation
• spectrum
• meteroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound by gravity

• galaxy
• supernova
• comets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2