Sun, Moon, Earth and Planets Vocabulary

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the.....

• Outer Planets
• Big Planets
• Ringed Planets
• Moons

The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.

• comet
• axis
• satellite
• planet

When an object moves in a circular motion around something.

• axis
• rotation
• revolve
• sinks

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between earth and mars
• Between Uranus and Neptune
• Between Mercury and Venus
• Between Mars and Jupiter

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

Which is an example of rotating?

• running around a track
• fan
• running around baseball field

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

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

• Sun
• asteroid
• planet
• gravity

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as the....

• Outer Planets
• Inner Planets
• Tiny Planets
• Boring Planets

the path one object in space takes around another object in space

• orbit
• solar system
• road
• rotate