Astronomy Vocabulary

A large object that revolves around the sun or another star

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• planet

• constellation

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A complete trip of a planet around the sun

• asteroid

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

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The spinning of a planet on an axis

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• solstic

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The sun and the many objects in space that move around the sun

• asteroid

• universe

• galaxy

• solar system

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the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere

• Environmental Science

• geology

• meteorology

• oceanography

• astronomy

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​ (a)   is the field of science that focuses on our solar system, stars and universe.

• biosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• Astronomy

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The North Star, named ​ (a)   , is almost directly above the North Pole.

• Polaris

• Sirius

The distance light can travel in one year is ______________

• 15,000 kilometers

• 1 light-year

• 15 Astronomical Units

• 6,000 miles

The Dog Days of Summer also relates to astronomy because

• Sirius the Dog Star rises in late July

• Dogs have flown in space

• The dog stars happen in December

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Which celestial bodies are described?

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