Third Grade Space Test Review

A _____ is a meteoroid that lands on the earth's surface.

• comet

• asteroid

• meteorite

A ______ is a glowing ball of burning gases.

• star

• satellite

• planet

• comet

A ______ is a group of stars that forms a pattern that looks like an animal, a person, or an object.

• meteor shower

• asteroid bed

• astronomy

• constellation

A _____ is a frozen chunk of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the sun.

• comet

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteorite

A ____ is a meteoroid that enters the earth's atmosphere and burns up.

• asteroid

• meteorite

• asteroid

• meteor

A ______ is a chunk of rock and metal that orbits the sun.

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• satellite

The study of the universe, including the sun, the planets, and all the other objects in space, is called ________.

• botany

• astronomy

• solar system

• galaxy

A ____ is a rock fragment of an asteroid or comet.

• comet

• planet

• meteor

• meteoroid

What is the name of the Earth's galaxy?

• The Big Dipper

• Ursa Major

• The Milky Way

• Ursa Minor

What type of galaxy has no specific shape?

• spiral

• irregular

• elliptical