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COSMIC CONCENTRATION

Match the astronomy term with its definition to reveal those two pieces of the puzzle. (You'll have to remember where they are on the puzzle....as well as the definition!) GOOD LUCK!

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asteroids	orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter
comet	orbit the sun in very eccentric orbits (have a tail)
galaxy	system of billions of stars held together by gravity
Moon	Earth's only natural satellite
Milky Way	galaxy that we are in
planet	means "wandering star"
telescope	intrument that makes it possible to study the stars
meteor	a "shooting star"
Jupiter	the most massive planet in our solar system
ellipse	the shape of a planet's orbit around the sun