Relier Pairs Space exploration glossaryVersion en ligne Use this game to review the words we've been practising in Science class. par Neus Vinyallonga 1 Dwarf planet 2 Thesis 3 Rocket 4 Natural satellite 5 Asteroid 6 Planet 7 Shooting star 8 Comet 9 Gravity 10 Landing 11 Astronomy 12 Spacecraft 13 Bright 14 Telescope 15 Star Verb referred to an airplane or a spacecraft arriving on the ground. a natural object moving around a planet in the space. Example: Moon, Europe, Callisto, Science that studies all the celestial bodies in space. Device or tool for making objects that are far away look closer and larger. Used to investigate the outter space. A very small planet. A rock that circles the Sun. Example: Kuiper's belt. A piece of rock or ice from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the Earth's atmosphere. Used to send spacecrafts or artificial satellites to the space. Invisible force that attracts us to the center of the Earth. A very large ball of gas in space that is usually seen from the Earth as a point of light in the sky at night. Examples: Sun, Polaris and Alfa Centaury. An extremely large, round mass of rock, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the Sun or another star: Adjective related to the amount of light an object has. A vehicle used to travel in space (synonym of spaceship) Piece of ice that circles the Sun and every certain years can be seen from Earth. Document similar to a book that groups all the important information about some investigation. Specially related to college (university).