S2w2 Tuesday Bellringer

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Match the vocabulary to the definition

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
a moon		When the gravity of an object mostly balances with the internal pressures to create a round shape
asteroid		combining atoms into new atoms, the source of internal pressure of stars
nuclear fission		splitting atoms into smaller atoms, the source of energy for nuclear power plants
orbit		what an object has that has cleared an orbit of other similarly sized objects
a dwarf planet		curved path around another object due to gravitational forces
nuclear fusion		an object that orbits a star, has hydrostatic equilibrium and dynamical dominance
dynamical dominance		an object that orbits a star and has hydrostatic equilibrium but does not have dynamical dominance
Hydrostatic equilibrium		an object that orbits a non-star object
A dead star		an object that orbits a star that has neither hydrostatic equilibrium or dynamical dominance
planet		An object that once was fueled by nuclear fusion but can no longer sustain nuclear fusion.

Match the vocabulary to the definition

a moon

When the gravity of an object mostly balances with the internal pressures to create a round shape

asteroid

combining atoms into new atoms, the source of internal pressure of stars

nuclear fission

splitting atoms into smaller atoms, the source of energy for nuclear power plants

orbit

what an object has that has cleared an orbit of other similarly sized objects

a dwarf planet

curved path around another object due to gravitational forces

nuclear fusion

an object that orbits a star, has hydrostatic equilibrium and dynamical dominance

dynamical dominance

an object that orbits a star and has hydrostatic equilibrium but does not have dynamical dominance

Hydrostatic equilibrium

an object that orbits a non-star object

A dead star

an object that orbits a star that has neither hydrostatic equilibrium or dynamical dominance

planet

An object that once was fueled by nuclear fusion but can no longer sustain nuclear fusion. 