STAAR Grade 8 Science: Earth and Space 2: Space

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  1. asteroid
    a small celestial body composed of rock and metal
  2. axis
    the center around which something rotates
  3. comet
    a small frozen mass that travels around the sun
  4. galaxy
    a collection of star systems
  5. gibbous
    (used of the moon) more than half full
  6. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  7. lunar
    of or relating to or associated with the moon
  8. meteor
    a mass that enters earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent
  9. meteorite
    a stony or metallic object from space that hits the earth
  10. nebula
    an immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
  11. orbit
    the path of a celestial body in its revolution about another
  12. phase
    the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination
  13. revolve
    turn on or around an axis or a center
  14. rotate
    turn on or around an axis or a center
  15. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
Created on Tue Jun 15 15:54:54 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Jun 16 10:40:27 EDT 2021)

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