Earth, Moon, and Sun Vocabulary

This term describes any object that revolves around another object in space.

• planet

• satellite

• meteor

• asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Our Moon is an example of a...?

• Satellite

• Planet

• Meteor

• Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A ________ is defined as an object that is rounded because of its own gravity and has no other object's that enter its own orbit.

• Satellite

• Planet

• Meteor

• Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The difference between a meteor and a meteoroid is that a meteor has entered Earth's atmosphere.

• True

• False

A small rocky object that travels through space is called a...?

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

• Star

• Planet

A falling star is actually a star falling to Earth.

• True

• False

A giant ball of hot gases, mainly hydrogen and helium are called....?

• Planet

• Comet

• Star

• Sun

A rock from space that has hit Earth's surface is called a ....?

• Satellite

• Comet

• Meteorite

• Shooting star

All satellite that we know of have been put into space by humans.

• True

• False

What do we call a frozen ball of dust and rock that orbits the Sun?

• Asteroid

• Star

• Meteor

• Comet