Science - Solar System - Ch. 7 Practice

The word solar means

• the Sun.

• the Moon.

• Earth.

• outer space.

Which object can be classified with Earth and Jupiter?

• an asteroid

• the Moon

• Saturn

• the Sun

Our solar system is one part of a larger

• asteroid.

• comet.

• galaxy.

• planet.

The arrows in this diagram are pointing to

• stars.

• planets.

• moons.

• comets.

The Sun is a(n)

• asteroid.

• meteor.

• planet.

• star.

Gravity causes

• objects to fall.

• objects to rise.

• objects to fly.

• objects to float.

What is an orbit?

• a path toward an object.

• a path around an object.

• a path away from an object.

• a path above an object.

To rotate means to

• orbit.

• sway.

• revolve.

• spin.

What holds Earth in orbit?

• movement

• rotation

• gravity

• revolution

Use the word box to match the definition with the vocabulary word.

You must spell correctly.

The Sun and all the bodies that travel around it is called the __________.