vocabulary of earth and space science Vocabulary of earth and space science

Asteroid

A small rocky body orbiting the sun

Axis

An invisible line around which an orbit, rotates or spins

The big bang theory

The beginning of the universe as one single point that stretch and expanded into what is now

Comet

a cosmic snowball, a frozen glasses, rocks, and dust that orbit the sun

doppler effect

The change in frequently of a wave of an observer, moving relative to its source

Eccentricity

a measure of how noble shape in orbit is more circular less than eccentric

Eclipse

The particle or total blocking of light of celestial object by another

Focus foci

One of two points inside an eclipse that determines the shape of its curve

Galaxy

a huge collection of gas, dust, and 1 billions of stars on their solar system hold together by gravity

Gravity

The universal force of attraction acting between all matter

Jovian planets

Any of the four largest planets in our solar system on the far side of the asteroid belt further from the sun

Meteor

a streak of light in the sky caused by space rock crashing through earth atmosphere

orbit

a regular repeating path that one object in space takes around another

planet

A celestial body that is in orbit around a sun and has a nearly round shape

Revolution

an object or metal motion or around another update

rotation

Objects, spinning motion around its access

satellite

a moon planet or machine that orbits another planet

star

Luminous‘s spheroid of plasma held together by its all galaxy

terrestrial planet

Earth, like planets, made up of focus or mental with a hard surface

Tied

The daily changes in the level of the ocean water at any given place

Universe

The whole cosmic system of matter and energy of which earth is a part