Chapter 20 (8- 17)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Prograde rotation | The COUNTERCLOCKWISE SPIN of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's north pole |
| Retograde rotation | The CLOCKWISE SPIN of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's north pole |
| Gas giant | A LARGE, GASEOUS PLANET of the outer solar system with no known solide surface |
| Satellite | A natural or artificial BODY THAT REVOLVES AROUND A MORE MASSIVE BODY |
| Comet | A SMALL body of ICE, ROCK, and cosmic dust LOOSELY PACKED TOGETHER |
| Asteroid belt | The REGION of the solar system that most ASTEROIDS OCCUPY BETWEEN the orbits of MARS and JUPITER |
| Asteroid | A SMALL ROCKY BODY that REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN |
| Meteroid | A VERY SMALL ROCKY BODY that REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN |
| Meteorite | A METEOROID that REACHES the EARTH'S surface WITHOUT BURNING up completely |
| Meteor | A STREAK OF LIGHT caused when a meteoroid or comet dust burns up in the Earth's atmosphere |
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