WorksheetsAstronomy Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
A small rocky body orbiting the sun
planet
meteor
nebula
asteroid
a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
planet
meteor
nebula
asteroid
A large cloud of dust and gas in space
planet
meteor
nebula
asteroid
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
planet
meteor
nebula
asteroid
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
galaxy
moon
comet
star
A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows
galaxy
moon
comet
star
A natural object that orbits a planet
galaxy
moon
comet
star
A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.
galaxy
moon
comet
star
Space and all the matter and energy in it
universe
constellation
planet
moon
A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
universe
constellation
planet
moon
The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
orbit
revolution
rotation
axis
The movement of an object around another object
orbit
revolution
rotation
axis
The path of an object as it moves around another object in space
orbit
revolution
rotation
axis
an imaginary line about which a body rotates
orbit
revolution
rotation
axis
