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Science Ch.6

Solar System Study Stack

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An object in space that circles around a planet moon
Gravity between two objects is affected by these two things mass and distance
The system of objects around the Sun solar system
The path that one object takes around another orbit
An object stays in orbit because the pull of gravity is balanced by this inertia
Gravitational pull from this keeps the Earth in orbit Sun
A mixture of ice, dust, and rock that circles the Sun comet
An object that produces its own heat and light energy star
The force of attraction between two objects gravity
What do we call the smashing together of atoms in the Sun? fusion
A rock that orbits the Sun, and lies in a belt between Mars and Jupiter asteroid
Meteoroids that are caught by Earth's gravity and fall through its atmosphere meteors
Is our Sun smaller than average, average, or larger than average compared to other stars in the universe? average
Give the names of the planets in order of their distance from the Sun Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What makes the planets stay in orbit around the Sun? A planet stays in orbit because the pull of gravity is balanced by its forward motion (inertia)
The largest body in our solar system Sun
What is the star at the center of our solar system composed of? hydrogen and helium
This force is responsible for the orbits of the planets around the Sun gravity
Name three other objects in the solar system, besides the Sun and planets comets, asteroids, meteoroids
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