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Our Solar System and Galaxy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.

a)

astrology

b)

astronomy

c)

biology

d)

chemistry

2.

The sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun.

a)

galaxy

b)

solar system

c)

universe

3.

All of space and everything in it.

a)

galaxy

b)

solar system

c)

universe

4.

A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.

a)

galaxy

b)

solar system

c)

universe

5.

A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

moon

d)

planet

6.

A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classified as such.

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

dwarf planet

d)

star

7.

A small rocky or metallic object that orbits the sun.

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

moon

d)

planet

8.

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

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

moon

d)

planet

9.

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

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

dwarf planet

d)

star

10.

Half of the Earth.

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hemisphere

d)

stratosphere

11.

A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

moon

d)

star

12.

The movement of an object around another object.

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

13.

The turning of an object on its axis.

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

14.

It takes _______ for the earth to _________ around the sun.

a)

24 hours; revolve

b)

24 hours; rotate

c)

one year; revolve

d)

one year; rotate

15.

It takes _______ for the earth to _________ one time on its axis.

a)

24 hours; revolve

b)

24 hours; rotate

c)

one year; revolve

d)

one year; rotate