Solar System Vocabulary

a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation

• Milky Way

• Star

• Moon

• Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the star that is the central body of the earth's solar system

• Planets

• Solar system

• Sun

• Inner planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

any of the small bodies, often remnants of comets, traveling through space

• Outer Planets

• Meteoroids

• Sun

• Milky Way

the sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it

• Moon

• Sun

• Solar system

• Planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

any of the planets in our solar system whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt

• Outer planets

• Meteoroids

• Inner planets

• Moon

the spiral galaxy containing our solar system.

• Star

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Milky Way

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

any of the planets in our solar system whose orbits lie between the sun and the asteroid belt

• Meteoroids

• Planets

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth

• Sun

• Meteoroids

• Solar System

• Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light

• Galaxy

• Sun

• Planets

• Outer Planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

any of the heavenly bodies,, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.

• Milky Way

• Sun

• Moon

• Star

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1

NGSS.5-ESS1-2