Solar System Vocabulary

What is the term for a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun and is typically found between Mars and Jupiter?

• Asteroid
• Moon
• Meteor
• Comet

What is the term for a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity, such as the one at the center of our solar system?

• Star
• Planet
• Galaxy
• Nebula

What is the term for a region in space where the gravitational pull of a celestial body is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape?

• Black hole
• Nebula
• Supernova
• Red giant

What is the term for a region in space containing a large number of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity?

• Galaxy
• Black hole
• Quasar
• Nebula

What is the term for a small, icy body that orbits the Sun and develops a tail of gas and dust when it approaches the Sun?

• Comet
• Meteoroid
• Meteorite
• Asteroid

What is the term for a natural satellite that orbits a planet?

• Moon
• Star
• Comet
• Asteroid