Solar System Review Chapter 8

A path around something is an _________________.

• orbit

• rotates

• planet

• star

A huge ball of hot gases is a ____________.

• planet

• star

• moon

• constellation

When something spins around it ______________.

• orbit

• star

• moon

• rotates

The sun, all its planets and the planets’ moons make up the

___________.

• constellation

• planet

• orbit

• solar system

A large ball of rock or gas that moves around the sun is a

__________.

• planet

• star

• moon

• solar system

A group of stars that forms a pattern is a ____________.

• planet

• constellation

• solar system

• orbit

A huge ball of rock that orbits our earth is the __________.

• planet

• star

• moon

• rotates

When are the stars and planets in the sky?

• only at night

• only in the morning

• all the time

• only after sunset

Where would it be easier to see the stars?

• In the city with the lights on.

• In the country where it is very dark.

What causes day and night?

• The earth orbiting around the sun

• The earth rotating on its axis

• The sun moving around the earth.