Space Review

What is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun called?

• Light year

• Astronomical unit

• Parsec

• Kilometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a rocky object that orbits the sun, usually found between Mars and Jupiter?

• Comet

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Moon

What is a small celestial body made of ice, dust, and gas that forms a bright cloud and sometimes a tail?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Moon

What term describes pieces of rock, metal, or other material in space, often left over from collisions?

• Debris

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Comet

What is the term for an oval shape, often describing the paths of planets around the Sun?

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Rectangular

• Triangular

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the region beyond Neptune filled with many small, icy bodies called?

• Asteroid Belt

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Solar System

What is a small particle from space that burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Moon

What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet?

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Moon

• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the path one object takes as it revolves around another object?

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Spin

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the spinning of an object around its axis called?

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Spin