The planets in our solar system orbit around the sun. One orbit of the Earth takes one year. Meanwhile, our entire solar system orbits the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Our sun and solar system move at about 800 thousand kilometers an hour â thatâs about 500 thousand miles an hour â in this huge orbit.
Several pieces of amber. noun. The definition of amber is a fossil resin that is yellow, orange, red, or brown in hue, or refers to a specific color that is considered to look like this resin. An example of amber is the material in which a moth was preserved in the movie Jurassic Park.
History and names. The English word amber derives from Arabic Ê¿anbar Ø¹ÙØ¨Ø± (cognate with Middle Persian ambar) via Middle Latin ambar and Middle French ambre. The word was adopted in Middle English in the 14th century as referring to what is now known as ambergris (ambre gris or grey amber), a solid waxy substance derived from the sperm whale.