Topic 6: Solar System Vocabulary

Front

What is the spinning of an object on its axis called?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the curved path of an object around a star, a planet, or a moon?

Back

Orbit

Front

What do we call an object that orbits around a planet?

Back

Satellite

Front

What are the four rocky planets closest to the sun called?

Back

Inner planets

Front

What is the movement of one object around another object called?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the term for a large body of ice and dust that orbits the sun?

Back

Comet

Front

What is the name of the path that planets take around the sun?

Back

Orbit

Front

What are the planets that are farthest from the sun called?

Back

Outer planets

Front

What is the term for a small rocky body that orbits the sun, mainly found in the asteroid belt?

Back

Asteroid

Front

What is the name of the star at the center of our solar system?

Back

Sun