WorksheetsAstronomy Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
A large object that revolves around the sun or another star
asteroid
meteoroid
planet
constellation
A complete trip of a planet around the sun
asteroid
orbit
revolution
rotation
The spinning of a planet on an axis
revolution
rotation
orbit
solstic
The sun and the many objects in space that move around the sun
asteroid
universe
galaxy
solar system
A day during which the sun's direct rays point toward one of the tropics
solstice
equinox
universe
solar system
All the matter and energy that exists
solar system
galaxy
universe
comet
The elliptical path that a body takes as it travels around another body in space
orbit
solar system
revolution
rotation
The spiral galaxy in which our solar system is found
Snickers Galaxy
Milky Way Galaxy
Oreo Galaxy
universe
A rocky body that moves through space and is smaller than an asteroid
asteroid
meteoroid
comet
orbit
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and distances between the objects
equinox
solstice
galaxy
gravitational force
A huge cluster of gas, dust, and billions of stars
universe
galaxy
solar system
constellation
A day during which the sun's direct rays point to the equator
solstice
equinox
gravitational force
comet
A nearly spherical object that orbits the sun but does not have its own orbit and is not a moon
dwarf planet
planet
galaxy
asteroid
The theory that a single deity created the universe from nothing
Creation Theory
Big Bang Theory
Milky Way Galaxy
The theory that everything in the universe was once packed together in an extremely small, hot, dense ball of energy and something happened to cause it to cool and expand
Creation Theory
Big Bang Theory
Milky Way Galaxy
A small body of ice, rock, and dust that orbits the sun in an elongated elipse; tail extends away from the sun
asteroid
comet
meteoroid
planet
A group of stars connected in a recognizable pattern
comet
asteroid
constellation
dwarf planet
An imaginary line through a planet on which a planet rotates
center
axis
equinox
solstice
A small, rocky object that orbits the sun
comet
asteroid
meteoroid
galaxy
