S2w2 Tuesday Bellringer

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Match the vocabulary to the definition

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Hydrostatic equilibrium		When the gravity of an object mostly balances with the internal pressures to create a round shape
planet		combining atoms into new atoms, the source of internal pressure of stars
asteroid		splitting atoms into smaller atoms, the source of energy for nuclear power plants
a dwarf planet		what an object has that has cleared an orbit of other similarly sized objects
A dead star		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
orbit		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.