Solar System Vocabulary Review

Made up of all the planets that orbit the sun. Also consists of moons, comets, asteroids, minor planets, and dust and gas.

• asteroid
• solar system
• sun
• planet

Made up of all the planets that orbit the sun. Also consists of moons, comets, asteroids, minor planets, and dust and gas.

• asteroid
• solar system
• sun
• planet

In order to be classified as a ________ a solar system body must orbit the sun, be large enough so that its own gravity molds it into a spherical shape, and it must have an orbit free of other small objects. 

• planet
• star
• Sun
• Meteorite

A huge, bright ball of burning gas that is held together by gravity. Mostly contain hydrogen as well as helium ad small amounts of other elements. 

• gravity
• sunspots
• Solar flare
• Star

A star, and the largest object in the solar system. Burns brightly in the center as planets and other objects orbit around it.

• Sun
• asteroi
• plaen
• gravity

A force which tries to pull two objects together. If an object has mass, it has this. 

• Star
• Planet
• gravity
• Asteroid

Small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal, and can also contain organic compounds.

• Thermonuclear Fusion
• Asteroids
• Moons
• Stars

A natural satellite that orbits a planet. 

• moon
• planet
• star
• Comet

The process in which a star produces its light, heat and energy.

• Solar System
• Moon
• Thermonuclear Fusion
• Sun

A relatively small solar system body that orbits the sun. When close to the sun they display a visible coma (fuzzy outline) and sometimes a tail.

• Asteroid
• Planet
• Solar System
• comet