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

• Rotation

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

• Leap Year

• 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

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

• Universe

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• Jovian Planets

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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.