S2w2 Tuesday Bellringer

Last updated 5 months ago

1 question

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
nuclear fission		combining atoms into new atoms, the source of internal pressure of stars
Hydrostatic equilibrium		splitting atoms into smaller atoms, the source of energy for nuclear power plants
dynamical dominance		what an object has that has cleared an orbit of other similarly sized objects
orbit		curved path around another object due to gravitational forces
A dead star		an object that orbits a star, has hydrostatic equilibrium and dynamical dominance
a dwarf planet		an object that orbits a star and has hydrostatic equilibrium but does not have dynamical dominance
nuclear fusion		an object that orbits a non-star object
asteroid		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.