Solar System Vocab

Front

A bowl-shaped hole on a moon or planet made by crashing rocks is called a _____

Back

crater

Front

The path one object in space takes around another is called _____

Back

orbit

Front

The eight planets and other objects orbiting the Sun is called _____

Back

Solar System

Front

Satellites that travel with a planet as it orbits the Sun are called a _____

Back

moon

Front

A group of stars forming a picture is a ______.

Back

constellation

Front

A tool that makes distant objects appear closer is a ________.

Back

telescope

Front

When the moon appears to grow larger:

Back

waxing

Front

The moon's visible shape is called _____

Back

phases

Front

A person trained to command or serve on a spacecraft is an _____.

Back

astronaut

Front

A force that pulls objects together is called ____.

Back

gravity