Earth's Sky Quiz

A ______________ is an object that orbits around a planet.

• star

• satellite

• meteor

• planet

_______________________ is known as the North Star.

• Polaris

• Ursa Major

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

Polaris is part of the _________________________ constellation.

• Big Dipper

• Cassiopeia

• Little Dipper

• Orion

A _______________________ is a giant ball of hot gas.

• satellite

• comet

• star

• meteor

_______________________ is the Earth's only natural satellite.

• The sun

• The North Star

• The moon

• Mars

A _________________________ is an object that revolves around the sun and has its own orbital path.

• planet

• moon

• satellite

• comet

The location of the constellations in the night sky depends on the _________________________.

• sun's strength

• moon's phase

• seasons

One planet that cannot be seen from Earth without a telescope is _________________________.

• Mars

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Venus

A _______________________ is a streak of light produced when an object enters Earth's atmosphere. meteor

• comet

• meteor

• satellite

• planet

A ___________________________ is a mixture of dust and ice that gives off a long trail of light as it approaches the sun.

• comet

• meteor

• satellite

• star