WorksheetsAstronomy Vocabulary
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Fill in the blank: An irregularly shaped rock that orbits the Sun is called a ________.
Asteroid
Comet
Planet
Meteor
Fill in the blank: The center of an object is called the ________.
Core
Edge
Surface
Corner
Fill in the blank: A hole in the ground caused by the impact of an object from space is called a ________.
Crater
Valley
Geyser
Dune
Fill in the blank: The force that pulls all objects toward each other is called ________.
Gravity
Friction
Magnetism
Electricity
Fill in the blank: A huge ball of rock that travels around a planet; a natural satellite is called a ________.
Moon
Comet
Asteroid
Star
Fill in the blank: To revolve around another object is to ________.
Orbit
Collide
Vibrate
Expand
Fill in the blank: A very large object that orbits a star is called a ________.
Planet
Comet
Asteroid
Satellite
Fill in the blank: A natural or human-made object that orbits Earth or another object in space is called a ________.
Satellite
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
Fill in the blank: A body in outer space, made of hot gases, that shines in the night sky is called a ________.
Star
Planet
Comet
Asteroid
Fill in the blank: Like Earth; describes planets that are rocky and Earthlike in size are called ________ planets.
Terrestrial
Gas giant
Ice giant
Dwarf
Fill in the blank: The area in space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit is called the ________ belt.
Asteroid
Kuiper
Oort
Van Allen
Fill in the blank: The distance between the sun and earth, approximately 150 million kilometers, is called an ________.
Astronomical Unit
Light Year
Parsec
Kilometer
Fill in the blank: A layer of gases surrounding a planet, star, or moon is called the ________.
Atmosphere
Crust
Mantle
Core
Fill in the blank: The measure of the amount of matter in an object is called ________.
Mass
Volume
Density
Weight
Hydrogen and Helium make up the _______.
Inner Planets
Gas Giant Planets
Saturn and Jupiter
Terrestrial Planets
Which planets are the gas giants?
Earth, Jupiter, Venus, Neptune
Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars
Uranus, Jupiter, Earth, Neptune
A nearly round object that orbits a star, is smaller than a planet, and is not a satellite of another object is a:
planet
moon
dwarf planet
comet
