Grade 9 Earth and Space Science: (Vocabulary) Asteroids – small bodies in orbit around the Sun. Also called minor planets, they are usually made of rock (silicates), carbon (carbonaceous), or metal (metallic). Asteroid

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• Star
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• Galaxy
• Rotation
• Gravitation
• Galactocentrism
• Andromeda Galaxy
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