Solar System Vocab

The collection of 8 planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroid, meteoroids, and comets is called the...

• Jupiter
• Solar System
• Asteroid
• Sun

What is the definition of the sun?

• The star around which all the planets and their bodies orbit.
• The planet which we live.
• A natural satellite of a planet. 
• A celestial body that consists of a nucleus. 

The planet which we live. 

• Neptune
• Moon
• Venus
• Earth

What is a natural satellite that revolves around a planet?

• Meteor
• Comet
• Asteroid
• Moon

What is an asteroid made of?

• Rock, Metal, or both
• Rock
• Metal
• Ice

What celestial body consists of a nucleus of ice and dust?

• Asteroid
• Planet
• Comet
• Sun

Where are most asteroids found?

• Between Mars and Jupiter
• Near the sun
• Pluto

What is a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star?

• Sun
• Planet
• Earth
• Asteroid