Big Idea 5 Vocabulary

An extremely large group of stars, gas, and dust (including any objects that orbit those stars) is a...

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The spiral galaxy of which our Sun and the Earth is part.

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Large balls of burning gas in space.

They appear to us as small points of light in the sky on clear nights.

A system containing a star and the bodies held in its gravitational field, including planets and their moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets.

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The _______ is the ball of burning gas at the center of our Solar System that the Earth goes around, and that gives us heat and light.

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Large, round objects in space that orbit around a star.

The four planets closest to the Sun, that have  solid composition, thin atmospheres, warmer temperatures, few/no moons, and shorter years are known as the ________ Planets.

The four planets farthest away from the Sun, made of gas, with thick atmospheres, cold temperatures, many moons, rings, and longer years are known as the _________ Planets

A ______ is a natural objects that orbit a planet.

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A rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is much smaller than a planet is an...