Space Vocabulary 1

A planet's natural satellite

• galaxy

• moon

• sun

• asteroid

A pattern of stars is a

• constellation

• asteroid

• black hole

• comet

One of eight in our solar system is a

• comet

• moon

• planet

• sun

a small mass traveling trough space and falling to Earth is a

• moon

• comet

• sun

• asteroid

A heavenly body that revolves around the planet is a

• black hole

• asteroid

• eclipse

• satellite

The curved path a planet revolves around another body.

• orbit

• comet

• black hole

• moon

The force by which a planet tends to draw objects towards the center.

• comet

• gravity

• eclipse

• galaxy

A system of billions of stars and other matter is a

• eclipse

• star

• galaxy

• black hole

The sun is a

• planet

• moon

• eclipse

• star

A system which contains the moon, sun and planets

• solar system

• lunar system

• star system

• moon system