Outer Space Vocabulary

Jupiter travels in a (n) ... around the sun.

• orbit

• planet

• journey

• atmosphere

A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems is called ....

• a comet

• a space

• a rocket

• a galaxy

Scientists collect ... to look for life on other planets.

• data

• planets

• extraterrestrial

• communication

The sun and planets make up our ....

• galaxy

• outer space

• solar system

• space station

The hottest planet in our solar system is ....

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Which of the following planets are Jovian planets?

• Saturn, Mars, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune

• Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

• Neptune, Venus, Earth, Uranus

... is the galaxy where our solar system is located.

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Triangulum Galaxy

• Cartwheel Galaxy

• Milky Way

... is the biggest planet in our solar system.

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

The farthest planet from the sun is ....

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

... is a small chunk of dust and ice that orbits or travels around the sun.

• A black hole

• A meteoroid

• A planet

• A comet