Space Vocabulary

Astronomy is the study of:

• stars and planets

• Earth

• the atmosphere

• black holes

What is a probe?

• a type of alien life form found on Mars

• an unmanned device used to get information from outer space

• a type of planet in the Kuiper Belt

• a manned spaceship

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.5.4A

True or False: An example of a phenomenon is gravity.

• True

• False

What shape does an ellipse have?

• oval

• circle

• triangle

• star

There are over 1,000 satellites in outer space.

• True

• False

What is the name of our galaxy?

• The Milky Way

• The Andromeda

• Pinwheel

• Elliptical

"Stellar" relates to what space object?

• sky

• stars

• moon

• asteroids

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.4B

The word "celestial" relates to what space word?

• sky

• moon

• stars

• comets

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

The cosmos is another word for:

• a galaxy

• the universe

• our solar system

• planets

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

True or False: Asteroids orbit the sun

• True

• False