S2w2 Tuesday Bellringer

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Match the vocabulary to the definition

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

Match the vocabulary to the definition

a dwarf planet

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

A dead star

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

orbit

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

planet

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

asteroid

curved path around another object due to gravitational forces

Hydrostatic equilibrium

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

nuclear fusion

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

nuclear fission

an object that orbits a non-star object

dynamical dominance

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

a moon

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