Earth Science Vocabulary 2

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The tendency of an object to keep moving or to remain stationary

Particles of space that heat up and become visible light as they fall toward the Earth

Occurs when the new moon moves briefly between the Earth and the sun

Icy object that originated beyond the planets

The line through the widest part of an ellipse

Any object that orbits another object in space

A force of attraction between all objects in the universe

A rocky object that could be located in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter