Air Resistence

force that opposes the motion of

objects that move through the air
Asteroid
A small, rocky object that orbits the sun;
most asteroids are located in a band
between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Astrobiology The study of life in the
universe
Astronomical Unit
A unit of length used for distances
within the solar system
Atmosphere A mixture of gases that
surrounds a planet or moon.
Comets
A small body of rock, ice, and cosmic dust that follows
in an elliptical orbit around the sun and that gives off
gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to
the sun
Green House Effect
The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of
the Earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon
dioxide, and gases absorb and radiate thermal energy.
Kuiper Belt
A region of the solar system that is just
beyond the orbit of Neptune and that
contains small bodies made mostly of ice
Metorite
a meteroid that passes through the
atmosphere and hits earths surface
Microgravity A state of very weak gravity.
Model
A simplified version of something
complex used, for example, to analyze
and solve problems or make predictions.
Oort Cloud
(astronomy) a hypothetical huge
collection of comets orbiting the sun far
beyond the orbit of Pluto
ozone
A form of oxygen that has three oxygen
atoms in each molecule instead of the
usual two.
Revolution Earth's yearlong elliptical
orbit around the sun
Rockets a vehicle that is designed to
travel through space.
rotation Earth spinning on it's axis
Satellites any object that revolves
around another object in space
Slingshot effect
The use of the energy obtained from a
gravitational field to change the speed or
shape of a spacecraft's orbit
Solar System
A system made up of the nine unique
planets, including Earth, and many
smaller objects that orbit the Sun
Space Probe
A spacecraft that has various scientific
instruments that can collect data, including
visual images, but has no human crew
Space Shuttel
a spacecraft that varies astrounts
into space and back into earth
Space Station
a large artificial satellite on which people
can live and work for long periods
Terrestrial earthly; down-to-earth;
commonplace
Zero Gravity Weightlessness