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Astronomy

The science that studies the universe, space, and celestial bodies.

Asteroid

Rocky or metalic objectsthat exist in abudance in the solar system

Asteroid Belt

Región of the solar system whitch a high consentration of Asteroid

Constellations

shape formen in the night sky by joining imaginary lines betwen the stars

Comets

An object made of ice, rock and that moves oround the Sun

dwarf planets

Spherical or nearly Spherical celestial bodys that orbits the Sun but have other objects such as Asteroid and comets

Geocentric model

All planets and Sun, moon órbit oround earth

Heliocentric model

All planets and earth with the moon all orbits oround the Sun

inner planets

Flat surface raised on one end

Meteroids

Rocky bodys that are smaller than asteroids

Meteor

Small meteroids that disintigrates as it pases through the atmosphere and produce a trail of light

Meteorite

Asterol or meteoroid that Can with stand passing through the atmosphere and impact the surface of the earth or any other planets

Outer planets

The four planets beyand the Asteroid belt and farthest for the Sun ( jupiter, saturn, uranus and Neptune )