Concept 6.1 Planet Vocabulary

What is the definition of a solar system according to the learning material?

• The study of properties and behaviors of bodies in outer space.

• The collection of eight planets, their moons, and other small celestial bodies that orbit around the sun.

• Layers of gas that surround a planet.

• A large empty part of the universe that does not contain any matter.

What is the definition of atmosphere?

• The study of properties and behaviors of bodies in outer space.

• The collection of eight planets, their moons, and other small celestial bodies that orbit around the sun.

• Layers of gas that surround a planet.

• A large empty part of the universe that does not contain any matter.

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What does the term "orbit" refer to?

• A small object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun.

• The curved path of a celestial object around a star or planet.

• The study of properties and behaviors of bodies in outer space.

• Layers of gas that surround a planet.

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Which of the following best defines an asteroid?

• A large celestial body that moves in a clear elliptical orbit around the sun.

• The curved path of a celestial object around a star or planet.

• A small object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun.

• Large empty part of the universe that does not contain any matter.

Which of the following best defines space?

• A large celestial body that moves in a clear elliptical orbit around the sun.

• The curved path of a celestial object around a star or planet.

• A small object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun.

• Large empty part of the universe that does not contain any matter.

Which of the following best defines a planet?

• A large celestial body that moves in a clear elliptical orbit around the sun.

• The curved path of a celestial object around a star or planet.

• A small object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun.

• Large empty part of the universe that does not contain any matter.

What is the study of astronomy concerned with?

• The layers of gas that surround a planet.

• The collection of eight planets, their moons, and other small celestial bodies that orbit around the sun.

• The study of properties and behaviors of bodies in outer space.

• A large empty part of the universe that does not contain any matter.

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What is a planetoid?

• A large star that orbits a planet.

• A small planet-like body of rock that orbits a star.

• A natural satellite of the Earth.

• A pattern of stars named after a mythological figure.

What does the term "lunar" refer to?

• Something related to the sun.

• Something related to the Earth.

• Something related to the moon.

• Something related to Mars.

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What is an astronaut?

• A person who studies stars and planets from Earth.

• A person who travels outside Earth's atmosphere.

• A person who operates telescopes on Earth.

• A person who studies the geology of planets.