6th Grade Vocab Test- Chapters 1-3

The largest star of the solar system which provides solar energy to Earth.

• north star

• sun

• moon

• pluto

Our galaxy which revolves around the sun (2 answers)

• Jupiter

• Milky Way

• solar system

• Earth

moving around an object

• rotate

• revolve

the attraction any object of mass has for other objects

• force

• gravitational force

• gravity

• galaxy

the paths the planets and stars take around

• plutoids

• phases

• orbits

• ellipiticals

objects in space with enough mass to have gravity

• planets

• dwarf planets

• plutoids

• stars

planets smaller in mass with less gravity

• terrestrial planets

• gas planents

• dwarf planets

• plutoids

smallest, round planets which revolve around the sun

• plutoids

• dwarf planets

• jovian planets

Inner planets, made mostly of rock

• Jovian planets

• terrestrial planets

• dwarf planets

Outer planets, made mostly of gasses

• Jovian planets/gas giants

• terrestrial planets

• dwarf planets