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Astronomy Vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A small rocky body orbiting the sun

a)

planet

b)

meteor

c)

nebula

d)

asteroid

2.

a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star

a)

planet

b)

meteor

c)

nebula

d)

asteroid

3.

A large cloud of dust and gas in space

a)

planet

b)

meteor

c)

nebula

d)

asteroid

4.

A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.

a)

planet

b)

meteor

c)

nebula

d)

asteroid

5.

A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity

a)

galaxy

b)

moon

c)

comet

d)

star

6.

A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows

a)

galaxy

b)

moon

c)

comet

d)

star

7.

A natural object that orbits a planet

a)

galaxy

b)

moon

c)

comet

d)

star

8.

A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.

a)

galaxy

b)

moon

c)

comet

d)

star

9.

Space and all the matter and energy in it

a)

universe

b)

constellation

c)

planet

d)

moon

10.

A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky

a)

universe

b)

constellation

c)

planet

d)

moon

11.

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

a)

orbit

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

axis

12.

The movement of an object around another object

a)

orbit

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

axis

13.

The path of an object as it moves around another object in space

a)

orbit

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

axis

14.

an imaginary line about which a body rotates

a)

orbit

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

axis