Space -Open Note Vocab Quiz

Earth is the __________ we live on and is a part of the ____________ including other planets, moons, asteroids, & comets.

• planet; Solar System

• Earth; galaxy

• planet; galaxy

• orbit; Solar System

____________ is the branch of science that studies the physical universe beyond Earth's atmosphere including the ____________, ______________, ____________, _____________, ____________ and _____________.

• physics; Milky Way, black holes, meteors, gas, rocks, and water

• astronomy; Sun, moons, planets, Earth, air, & lakes

• astronomy; Solar System, planets, moons, asteroids, the Sun, & comets

• chemistry; Earth, oceans, poles, gas, Solar System, & moons

The _____________ of a satellite is always _____________.

• moon; elliptical orbit

• Solar System; gravitational pull

• Earth; orbit

• orbit; elliptical

What is in our Solar System?

Select all that apply

• Milky Way

• Meteor

• Sun

• Black Hole

• Comet

Earth and the other innermost planets are _______________ planets, meaning they are rocky.

• elliptical

• terrestrial

• poles

• planets