UNIVERSE VOCABULARY PART 2

 

Universe vocabulary Part 2:

• ROCKET: A powerful spacecraft that lifts astronauts, satellites and other equipment into space.

• METEOR: A chunk of space rock that burns as it travels through Earth’s atmosphere; sometimes called a shooting star.

• MOON PHASES: The changing views of the moon as it orbits the Earth.

• MOON: A natural object that orbits a planet.

• PLANET: A large, round object that orbits a star.

• GRAVITY: The strong invisible force that pulls things to the center of a planet or star. It keeps things from floating off Earth into sky.

• DWARF PLANET: A kind of small planet, including Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris.

• COMET: A space object with a large orbit around the sun, made up of icy gases, rock and dust.

• SPACESHIP: A vehicle designed to orbit the earth or travel to celestial objects for the purpose of research, exploration…

• UFO: Unidentified Flying Object

• ALIEN: A being from another world, an extraterrestrial.

• ATMOSPHERE: The air surrounding a planet.

• ASTRONAUT: A person who travels into space.

• ASTEROID BELT: The area between Mars and Jupiter were many asteroids are found.