Space vocabulary

It is a group of bright starts that form shapes or pictures in the sky.

• moon

• constellation

• satellite

• meteor

It is a combination of rock and iron too small to form a planet. There are many between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.

• asteroid

• astronaut

• orbit

• eclipse

The sun is a _____ in the middle of our solar system.

• rock

• star

• constellation

• comet

It is the planet that is the closest to the sun.

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Uranus

It is the largest planet in our solar system.

• Venus

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

This planet has rings around it.

• Earth

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Venus

Our galaxy is called _____

• the Astro System

• the Milky Way

• the Moonwalk

• the Final Frontier

This person's job is to go to space.

• asteroid

• asterix

• astronaut

• astronomy

It is an instrument with which we can see objects that are far far away.

• magnifying glass

• glasses

• microscope

• telescope

UFO means _____

• unique friends only

• uniformed fighting officer

• unidentified flying object

• unusual floating obstacle