Flashcards

9.461 x 10¹⁵ Meter

= 1.496 x 10¹¹ Meter

=Large, glowing ball of gas that generates heat an light thgrough nuclear fusion in its core.

= moderately large object orbiting a star & shining primarily by reflecting light from its star.

According to IAU: Object is a planet if it:

1. orbits a star
2. is large enough for its own gravity to make it round
3. has cleard most other objects from its orbital path

= Planet, that:

1. Orbits a star or stellar remnant
2. has a mass lower than the mass required for deuterium burning
3. fulfils the mass/size creria of planetss in the solar system.

= Object orbiting a planet / one object orbiting another.

= relatively small and rocky object orbiting a star.

= relatively small and ice-rich object orbiting a star.