Matching Pairs Mystery Writing Glossary AsteroidsOnline version vocab by Denise Kesel 1 diameter 2 velocity 3 atmosphere 4 asteroid 5 meteor 6 collision 7 orbit 8 impact 9 deflect circling another object, like the Moon around the Earth a small object from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere. They often appear as glowing streaks in the sky or "Shooting Stars" to cause an object to change direction after hitting something speed one object hitting into another object air that surrounds a planet the distance across an object the force of one thing hitting another a rocky object in outer space
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