solar system that I all ready know Flashcards
solar system
The collection of the Sun and all the celestial bodies that are bound to it by gravity, including planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
orbit
: The curved path that a celestial body takes as it revolves around another body in space, such as a planet around the Sun.
Asteroid
They are left over material from the formation of the solar system. They are made out of rock and metal.
Meteor, Meteoroids, and Meteorites
Meteoroids are made of rock and metals found in space that usually come from comets or asteroids. They are known as meteors while they are flying through the atmosphere. They are known as meteorites when they hit the Earth.
comet
They are chunks of ice and dust and small rocky particles whose orbits are usually very long, narrow eclipses.
dwarf planet
a failed planet or a smaller planet.and does clear its orbit like other debris.
Gravitational attraction:
an invisible force pulling a object to it,example the suns gravity keeps us orbiting the sun.
telescope
an instrument or magnifies light to observe distance celestial objects.
satilite
a natural or artificial object orbiting a planet,such as the moon or a man-made object.
Celestial body:
Any natural object outside of the Earth’s atmosphere, including stars, planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
Ellipse
An elongated circle; the shape of the orbit of planets around the Sun.
Orbital patterns:
The specific paths that celestial bodies follow as they move through space.
Composition
The materials and elements that make up a celestial body, such as rocks, metals, and gases.
Major planets:
: The largest planets in the solar system, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Planetary positions:
he locations of planets in their orbits around the Sun at any given time.
