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meteorite

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a meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface without burning up completely

Back

phase

Front

the change in the sunlit area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body

Back

astronomical unit

Front

the average distance between Earth and the sun; approximately 150 million kilometers (symbol, AU)

Back

gas giant

Front

a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune

Back

comet

Front

a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the sun and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun

Back

solar nebula

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a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed

Back

satellite

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a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet

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meteoroid

Front

a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space

Back

retrograde rotation

Front

the clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's North Pole

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Nebula

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a large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born

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meteor

Front

a bright streak of light that results when a meteoroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere

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prograde rotation

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the counterclockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's North Pole; rotation in the same direction as the sun's rotation

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asteroid

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a small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

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terrestrial planet

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one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth

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eclipse

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an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another

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