Space Vocab Quiz Review

1. An object that orbits a planet is

• A star
• A satellite
• A planet
• The sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

2. A giant ball of gas made of hydrogen and helium

• A star
• A satellite
• A planet
• An orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

3. An object that orbits a star and is big enough to have its own gravity.

• A star
• An ellipse
• A planet
• An orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

4. A meteor is ...

• A huge comet
• A streak of light from a burning small piece of rock or ice
• A part of the sun
• An orbit

5. A COLD mixture of dust and ice that makes a long trail of light is ...

• A satellite
• A comet
• A part of the sun
• A meteor

6. A pattern or group of stars that often looks like an object or figure

• Comet
• Meteor
• Constellation
• The Sun

7. The oval shape that the planets orbit around the sun

• Ellipse
• Circle
• Rectangle
• Square

8. The model where astronomers thought the EARTH was the center of the universe.

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric

9. The model where astronomers thought the SUN was the center of the universe.

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric

9. The CORRECT model where astronomers thought the SUN was the center of the universe:

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric