Solar System Review 5th Science State Testing

What is the collection of the Sun and the celestial bodies that orbit it called?

• Galaxy

• Solar System

• Constellation

• Orbit

What is a celestial body that orbits a star and has cleared its orbit of other debris?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Planet

• Meteor

What is the path called that a celestial body follows as it moves around a star, planet, or moon?

• Axis

• Orbit

• Eclipse

• Light Year

What is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity?

• Star

• Moon

• Asteroid

• Meteor

What is a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt?

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Planet

• Galaxy

What is an icy, small solar system body that releases gases when near the Sun?

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Moon

What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet?

• Star

• Moon

• Comet

• Asteroid

What is a large system of stars, stellar remnants, and interstellar matter bound by gravity?

• Constellation

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Orbit

What is a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern?

• Galaxy

• Constellation

• Solar System

• Axis

What is the distance that light travels in one year called?

• Light Year

• Orbit

• Eclipse

• Axis