Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

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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asteroidsorbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter
cometorbit the sun in very eccentric orbits (have a tail)
galaxysystem of billions of stars held together by gravity
MoonEarth's only natural satellite
Milky Waygalaxy that we are in
planetmeans "wandering star"
telescopeintrument that makes it possible to study the stars
meteora "shooting star"
Jupiterthe most massive planet in our solar system
ellipsethe shape of a planet's orbit around the sun

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