solor system vocab Flashcards
Nebula
a cloud of gas
Solar Nebula
the forming of a galaxy
Nuclear Fusion
a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
Sunspot
a large black spot on the sun
Terrestrial Planets
planets not part of a solor system
Prograde Rotation
having a rotational orbit
Retrograde Rotation
spinning backwards
Gas Giant
large stars like beetlejuice
Satellite
a man made object in space
New Moon
when you can see no moon
Waxing Crescent
where you can see 25 percent of the moon
1st Quarter Moon
where you can see 25 percent of the moon
Waxing Gibbous
75 percent of the moon
Full Moon
where you can see the whole moon
Waning Gibbous
a moon getting smaller
Last Quarter Moon
a 25 percent getting smaller moon
Waning Crescent
getting smaller moon
Solar Eclipse
where the moon covors the sun
Lunar Eclipse
where the sun covors the moon
Comet
chunk of ice going through space
Asteroid
chunk of rock in space
Asteroid Belt
cluster of asteroids
Meteoroid
a chunk of rock that hasnt entered earths orbit
Meteoroid
a chunk of rock that has entered earths orbit
