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A huge object in space made up of gas and giving off light and heat from nuclear reactions. [image] |
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| The star around which the planets and other objects in the Milky Way Galaxy revolve. |
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The remains from the death of star.It is so massive that not even light can escape its gravitational pull. [image] |
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| A body of ice, rock and dust that orbits the sun.[image]Shoemaker Levy 9 |
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| The measure of the force with which air particles push on a surface. |
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| The height of an object above sea level. |
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| The mixture of gases that surround the Earth. |
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The middle layer of the Earth's atmosphere. It is the coldest layer. [image] |
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| The second lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. It contains the protective ozone layer. |
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[image] The lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. It is also the layer in which all weather occurs. |
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| The conditions in the atmosphere at a particular time and place. |
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| The outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere. |
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| The hottest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. |
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| The transfer of heat from a warmer substance to a cooler one through direct contact. |
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| The transfer of heat through matter or space as waves. |
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| The study of all physical objects beyond Earth. |
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[image] A galaxy with a bulge in the center and distinctive spiral arms. |
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| A large cloud of gas and dust in space where stars form. |
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| A spherical or elongated-shaped galaxy. |
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| The name of the galaxy in which we live. |
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| A measure of how long it takes light to travel through space in one year |
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| A measure of how bright a star is |
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| The force of attraction between two objects |
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| The movement an object has due to its mass and velocity. |
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| A force that resists the motion between two objects that are touching. |
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| The rate at which an object's speed and/or direction changes over time |
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| A object's speed and direction. |
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| A object's speed and direction. |
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| The distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time. S=d/t |
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| A change in the position of an object. |
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| The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. |
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| Occurs when the net force on an object equals zero and the object's motion does not change as a result |
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| Occurs when the net force on object does not equal zero, resulting in a change in the motion of the object. |
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