6.11A Celestial Objects

The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.

Objects such as planets, moons, and stars that are located in the sky or in space.

The gravitationally-curved path of an object around a point in space.

The luminous celestial body around which Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.

A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.

Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system

Any of the rocky, terrestrial planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, whose orbits are inside the asteroid belt.

Any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt.

The sun together with the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it.

A group of interacting or interdependent parts forming a complex whole; for example, all the factors or variables in an environment or all the planetary bodies revolving around a star.