Flashcards: Solar System
All 6 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 solar system | the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are part of this |
| planets | a large body of rock or gas that orbits the Sun |
| star | hot, glowing ball of gases, the Sun is one |
| telescope | a tool used to make faraway objects appear larger, closer, and clearer |
| axis | an imaginary line that Earth spins, or rotates around |
| orbit | the path that an object follows as it revolves |