Space Answer Key
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1. a giant glowing cloud thought to be
2. something created by the total
made of dust and gas
gravitational collapse of a massive
3. a celestial body ranging in size from one
star or group of stars
mile to several hundred miles in diameter
4. the path traveled by a body in space
7. a celestial or man-made body that
as it revolves around another body
travels in an orbit around a planet
5. of or related to the sky
8. a celestial body that is larger than an
6. a compound word made up of Greek
asteroid or comet, is lit by a star, and
words meaning “space sailor”
travels in an orbit
9. occurs when a star runs out of energy
and shuts down
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