Outer Space Vocabulary

What is the name of the fourth planet from the Sun, known for its red color?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What is an object made of rock and ice that orbits around the Sun and can appear to have a tail?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Planet

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Triangulum

• Whirlpool

What is the area between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids are found?

• Asteroid belt

• Kuiper belt

• Oort cloud

• Galactic core

What are the characteristics of outer planets?

• They are small and rocky.

• They have rings, many moons, and are large.

• They are primarily composed of ice and dust.

• They have a solid surface and are close to the sun.

What is a large spherical mass that revolves around a star?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Planet

• Moon

What is the term for the path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space?

• Orbit

• Trajectory

• Rotation

• Revolution

What is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt?

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Planet

What is the term for the region of space where the gravitational pull of a celestial body is strong enough to prevent anything from escaping?

• Black hole

• Neutron star

• White dwarf

• Event horizon

What is a massive collection of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity?

• Star Cluster

• Galaxy

• Nebula

• Black Hole