The Solar System

Astronomical Unit

• A unit of length that measures the distance from Earth to Pluto

• A unit of length that measures the distance from Earth to the Sun

• A unit of time that measures the distance from Earth to the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Dwarf Planet

• A celestial body that meets three of four criteria that define a planet

• Anything that orbits around the Sun

• Saturn

Nebula

• A small, icy, dusty object in orbit around the Sun

• A star

• A cloud of gas and dust in space

Nuclear Fusion

• A reaction in which two nuclei come together, releasing huge amounts of light and heat

• An enormous, oval-shaped storm on Jupiter

• Rocky objects larger than a few hundred meters that orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Solar System

• A unit of length that measures the distance from Earth to the Sun

• A celestial body that meets three of four criteria that define a planet

• The Sun and all the objects that revolve around the Sun, held together by the Sun's gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Inner Planets

• The four solid, dense, rocky planets located inside the asteroid belt of our solar system

• An enormous, oval-shaped storm on Jupiter

• A region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter with many asteroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Year

• A small rock in interplanetary space that has not yet entered Earth's atmosphere

• Area of frequent meteors appearing to originate in a particular part of the sky

• The time it takes for a planet to orbit the Sun

Gas Giants

• The four larger outer planets which are composed of the gases hydrogen and helium

• An enormous, oval-shaped storm on Jupiter

• The four larger outer planets which are composed of the gases hydrogen and helium

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Great Red Spot

• Rings of dust and rock encircling a planet in a thin plane

• An enormous, oval-shaped storm on Jupiter

• A cloud of gas and dust in space

Planetary Rings

• An enormous, oval-shaped storm on Jupiter

• Rings of dust and rock encircling a planet in a thin plane

• Rocky objects larger than a few hundred meters that orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4