Space Vocab

Sun and the objects that orbit it, whether they orbit directly or by orbiting other objects that orbit directly

Gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space

All of space time and everything that exists therein, including stars, galaxies and contents of intergalactic space.

A massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity

Circular movement of an object around a center point known as the axis

Change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating planet

Rocking or swaying motion in the axis or rotation

The imaginary straight line that something turns around

Point between two objects where there orbiting each other

The combining of two atoms, at high speeds Creating a new atom. Occurs in stars

Splitting of an atom into parts, releasing a great amount of energy.

Splitting of an atom into parts, releasing a great amount of energy.

Natural phenomenon where all physical bodies attract to each other. Gives weight to physical bodies and causes them to fall

A division of the year, marked by changes in whether, ecology, and hours of the day.

Extends from the earths interior to where it meets the solar wind. Know as a magnetic dipole at an angle of 10 degrees on earth

Process in which electromagnetic waves travel through a vacuum or through matter-containing media

Property of objects, transferable via interactions, which can never be created nor destroyed

Process of converting light energy from the sun into chemical energy that can be later released to fuel the organism

Process of burning something

Massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, stellar remnants and interstellar medium of gas and dust.