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- 3. s the gravitationally curved trajectory of an object.
- 5. minor planet of the inner Solar System.
- 8. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- 11. system he collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- 12. an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar
- 13. a peace of rock or iron that has fallen to earths surface
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- 1. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere.
- 2. year a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year, which is 9.4607 × 1012 km (nearly 6 million million miles).
- 4. A natural satellite is in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet or minor planet.
- 6. an astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.
- 7. an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.
- 9. are temporary phenomena on the Sun's photosphere that appear as spots darker than the surrounding areas.
- 10. s an icy, small Solar System body
- 11. a star that earth orbits