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Earth in Space Vocabulary (WOO)

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To go around another object.

a)

rotate

b)

revolve

c)

orbit

d)

moon phase

2.

A star and all the planets and other bodiess that revolve around it.

a)

galaxy

b)

universe

c)

planet

d)

solar system

3.

A large, round body that revolves around a star in a clear orbit.

a)

constellation

b)

sun

c)

planet

d)

equator

4.
To spin on an axis.
a)
revolve
b)
rotate
c)
orbit
d)
refraction
5.

The path of one object in space around another object.

a)

rotate

b)

revolve

c)

orbit

d)

eclipse

6.

Everything that exists, including galaxies and everything in them.

a)

galaxy

b)

universe

c)

solar system

d)

moon phase

7.

A huge ball of very hot, glowing gas in space that produces its own light and heat.

a)

moon

b)

planet

c)

crater

d)

star

8.

A group containing billions of stars, objects that revolve around those stars, gas, and dust.

a)

constellation

b)

galaxy

c)

solar system

d)

universe

9.

The imaginary line around which Earth rotates.

a)

rotate

b)

axis

c)

revolve

d)

equator

10.

A chunk of frozen gases, rock, and dust that revolves around the sun.

a)

comet

b)

star

c)

asteroid

d)

moon

11.

A nearly round body, slightly smaller than a planet, whose orbit crosses the orbit of another body.

a)

planet

b)

dwarf planet

c)

asteroid

d)

galaxy

12.

A chunk of rock or iron less than 1,000 km in diameter that revolves around the sun.

a)

star

b)

dwarf planet

c)

solar system

d)

asteroid

13.

The study of objects in space and their properties.

a)

biology

b)

astronomy

c)

universe

d)

planet