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Sun, Earth, & Moon Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a celestial body orbiting around a planet or star.
a)
satellite
b)
sun
c)
moon
d)
crater
2.
the star at the center of the Solar System that supplies heat and light to earth; its enormous gravity keep the Solar System in orbit.
a)
satellite
b)
sun
c)
craters
d)
moon
3.
a natural force that causes two objects to pull toward each other on their mass and the distance between them.
a)
gravity
b)
orbit
c)
atmosphere
d)
axis
4.
bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet, moon, or asteroid that are caused by a collision with another object, such as a meteorite.
a)
gravity
b)
orbit
c)
craters
d)
axis
5.
the path one object takes as it revolves (moves) around another object.
a)
gravity
b)
orbit
c)
rotate
d)
axis
6.
a natural satellite that orbits a planet. 
a)
sun
b)
atmosphere
c)
moon
d)
craters
7.
the whole mass of air surrounding the Earth.
a)
gravity
b)
atmosphere
c)
axis
d)
physical features
8.
to spin on an axis
a)
orbit
b)
rotate
c)
axis
d)
atmosphere
9.
a line, real or imaginary, around which something spins
a)
orbit
b)
rotate
c)
gravity
d)
axis
10.
landforms, bodies of water, climate and other features that describe the outward appearance of something.
a)
craters
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
physical features