planets Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| meteor | A streak of light though space |
| asteroid belt | Any of thousands of dense rocky objects in orbit |
| comet | A ball of ice dust,and frozen gases |
| revolution | The movement of an object around another object |
| rotation | The spinning motion of a planet |
| outer planets | gas giant planets found outside of the asteroid belt |
| inner planets | terrestrial planets {earth like} planets that are dense solids |
| gravity | Attractive Force |
| axial tilt | invisible axis that are tilted |
| probe | A robotic spacecraft |
| satellight by astronomers | Any object that revolves around another object |
| Heliocentric Theory | Nicolaus Copernicus idea that the earth planets |
| Geocentric Theory | Aristotle and Ptolemy believed that the earth was the center of the universe |
| tides | The rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effect |
| greenhouse effect | is the process by which radiation from a planets atmosphere |
| illuminated | To light up |
| celestial objects | Known collectively by astronomers as celestial bodies |
| lunar eclipse | occurs when the earth is between the sun and moon |
| solar eclipse | occurs during the NEW MOON |
| Autumn | The season between summer and winter |
| equinox | The time and date when the sun passes over the directly |
| solstice | The time and date when the sun is at its greatest distance |
| orbit | travel around |
| diameter | The line going across a circle |
| survivable tempertures | The highest and the lowest Tempertures that humans can stands |
| astronomers | The study of celestial objects |
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