Heavenly bodies Vocabulary

Vocabulary: Nature | Heavenly bodies

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Vocabulary: Nature | Heavenly bodies

Apogee	the point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth (such as a satellite or the moon) is farthest away from the Earth
Celestial	of or relating to the sky or visible heavens
Astral	of or relating to the stars
Cosmic	of or relating to the universe or outer space
Nebula	a group of stars that are very far away and look like a bright cloud at night
Nova	a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
Perigee	the point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth (such as a satellite or the moon) is closest to the Earth
Sidereal	of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations
Solstice	one of the two times during the year when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator
Stellar	of or relating to the stars
Wane	of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
Wax	to increase in phase or intensity —used chiefly of the moon, other satellites, and inferior planets

Choose the word that means: 'The point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth (such as a satellite or the moon) is farthest away from the Earth'

Apogee

Perigee

Choose the word that means: 'Of or relating to the stars.'

Cosmic

Astral

Choose the word that means: 'A group of stars that are very far away and look like a bright cloud at night.'

Nebula

Nova

Choose the word that means: 'A star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years'

Perigee

Nova

Choose the word that means: 'Of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations.'

Sidereal

Solstice

Choose the word that means: 'Of or relating to the stars.'

Cosmic

Stellar

Choose the word that means: '(of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.'

Wax

Wane

Choose the word that means: 'One of the two times during the year when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator.'

Solstice

Apogee

Choose the word that means: 'The point in outer space where an object traveling around the Earth (such as a satellite or the moon) is closest to the Earth'

Perigee

Sidereal

Pick the correct word.

Thus the ______

solstice

apogee

Pick the correct word.

A ______

celestial

nebula

Pick the correct word.

His theory of light and theory of the ______