Free Printable Celestial Bodies

Worksheets

Celestial Bodies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name

Class

Date

Between which 2 planets do we find the asteroid belt?

Mercury and Jupiter

Earth and Mars

Mars and Jupiter

Jupiter and Saturn

What is a constellation?

A group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky

A way to find the North Star

When a planet "spins" around its axis

The process that creates energy inside of a star

^{Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:}

Asteroids

Comets

Meteroids

Meteors

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:

The Kupier Belt

The Oort Cloud

The Planetary Rings

The Asteroid Belt

These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs" and are found in the Oort Cloud.

Comets

Asteroids

Meteors

Meteoroids

When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:

Asteroids

Comets

Meteors

Meteorites

When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:

Pothole

Crater

Canyon

Plateau

What do comets, asteroids and meteor all orbit?

The Stars

The Planets

The Sun

Piece of rock that burns up as it passes through the earth's atmosphere.

asteroid

meteoroid

comet

meteor

10.

The hottest color star is

Blue (Mr. Frederick)

White (Mrs. Ackman)

Yellow (Miss Buser)

Red (Ms. Wise)

Orange (Mr. Steiner)

11.

A Large Object That Orbits The Sun but Doesn't Give Off It's Own Light

Planet

Stars

Comets

12.

A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.

planets

stars

patterns

creatures

13.

A Less bright star can seem to be brighter because it is

really big

has sparkles

is far away

is closer

14.

Our sun is a _____ star

blue

orange

yellow

red

15.

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets

Comet Belt

Meteor Belt

Asteroid Belt

Nothing

16.

What keeps the Earth and other planets in orbit?

The sun

Gravity

Earth's magnetic field

17.

Planets with the longest revolution are called the

Gas Giants

Terrestrial Planets

18.

These are the planets that do not have rings

Gas Giants

Terrestrial Planets

19.

Made Primarily of Rock

Gas Giants

Terrestrial

20.

Which statement describes stars from coolest to hottest?

blue, white, red, orange

white, yellow, orange, red

orange, yellow, blue white

red, orange, yellow, white, blue

21.

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:

have rock as part of what makes it up

come from the Asteroid Belt

come from the Oort Cloud

orbit the sun

22.

What is a meteor called when it's in space and referred to as a shooting star?

meteroid

meteor

meteorite

23.

Which two gasses make up stars?

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Calcium

Helium

24.

What can stars do that planets cannot?

orbit the sun

be pulled by gravity

make their own light

25.

How can you determine the brightness of a star?

Mark all that apply!

Color of the star

Temperature of the star

Distance from Earth

You cannot determine the brightness

Reset

Celestial Bodies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 33mins

Similar Resources on Wayground