S2w2 Tuesday Bellringer

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Match the vocabulary to the definition

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