Space Vocab Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
The path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity.
A
Orbit
2
Q
The sun and its family of orbiting planets and moons and other objects.
A
Solar System
3
Q
Millions of billions of stars are held together by there own gravity.
A
Galaxy
4
Q
Space and all the matter and energy in it.
A
Universe
5
Q
An object that orbits a larger object.
A
Satellite
6
Q
A round pit left behind on the surface of a planet or another body in space after a smaller object of matter.
A
Impact crater
7
Q
An imaginary straight line passing through the North Pole the center of the earth and South Pole.
A
Axis
8
Q
The motion
A
Rotation
9
Q
One part of a pattern
A
Seasons
