The Solar System Quiz

Sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun. A tiny part of a larger system called the universe

• comet

• solar system

• universe

• star

A medium sized icy object orbiting the sun, smaller than a planet

• comet

• meteoroid

• asteroid

• star

They are known as satellites that orbit planets. Except Venus and Mercury.

• Asteroid

• Terrestrial Planets

• Universe

• Moons

The name often given to the four inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Primarily made of rocky material.

• moons

• comet

• jovian planets

• terrestrial planets

The path planets take to orbit around the sun which causes seasons

• Axis

• Precession

• Revolution

• Rotation

A glowing cloud of gas which produces its own energy in the form of heat and light

• star

• comet

• universe

• asteroid

A medium sized rocky object orbiting the sun

• comet

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• star

Match the following terms with the definition

• Leap Year

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune because they are gaseous. They are gas giants (Jupiter & Saturn) and Ice Giants (Uranus and Neptune)

• Rotation

• All of space and everything in it. Consists of stars, planets and moon. Our solar system consists of the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, comets, rocks, gases and other objects

• Axis

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• Jovian Planets

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• Universe

• a year occurring once every four years, that has 366 days including February 29 as an extra day.

The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space

Also known as a "shooting star" which is actually a rocky object that glows hot when it passes the earths surface.