Vocabulary Flashcards
Asteroid
An irregularly shaped rocky object in space
Black dwarf
A stage in a stars life cycle that occurs when a white dwarf cools.
Black Hole
A small, extremely dense object formed when a star remnant collapses.
Comet
A body of ice, dust, and small, gritty particles that orbit the sun.
Meteor
A streak of light produced when a meteoroid enters a planets atmosphere.
Abiotic
Non living
Biotic
Living
Food chain
A model that shows the flow of energy from one organism to the next in a Eco system.
Food web
A model used to show the interconnected food chains within an Eco system
Multicellular
Having more then one cell.
Acceleration
A change in velocity
Force
A push or pull
Motion
The change in position of an object with respect to time
Gravity
An attractive force between objects that can act across a distance
Inertia
A property of matter by which it stays at rest or in unchanging motion unless acted upon by an outside force
