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Astronomy Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: An irregularly shaped rock that orbits the Sun is called a ________.

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Planet

d)

Meteor

2.

Fill in the blank: The center of an object is called the ________.

a)

Core

b)

Edge

c)

Surface

d)

Corner

3.

Fill in the blank: A hole in the ground caused by the impact of an object from space is called a ________.

a)

Crater

b)

Valley

c)

Geyser

d)

Dune

4.

Fill in the blank: The force that pulls all objects toward each other is called ________.

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electricity

5.

Fill in the blank: A huge ball of rock that travels around a planet; a natural satellite is called a ________.

a)

Moon

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Star

6.

Fill in the blank: To revolve around another object is to ________.

a)

Orbit

b)

Collide

c)

Vibrate

d)

Expand

7.

Fill in the blank: A very large object that orbits a star is called a ________.

a)

Planet

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Satellite

8.

Fill in the blank: A natural or human-made object that orbits Earth or another object in space is called a ________.

a)

Satellite

b)

Asteroid

c)

Comet

d)

Meteor

9.

Fill in the blank: A body in outer space, made of hot gases, that shines in the night sky is called a ________.

a)

Star

b)

Planet

c)

Comet

d)

Asteroid

10.

Fill in the blank: Like Earth; describes planets that are rocky and Earthlike in size are called ________ planets.

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Gas giant

c)

Ice giant

d)

Dwarf

11.

Fill in the blank: The area in space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit is called the ________ belt.

a)

Asteroid

b)

Kuiper

c)

Oort

d)

Van Allen

12.

Fill in the blank: The distance between the sun and earth, approximately 150 million kilometers, is called an ________.

a)

Astronomical Unit

b)

Light Year

c)

Parsec

d)

Kilometer

13.

Fill in the blank: A layer of gases surrounding a planet, star, or moon is called the ________.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Core

14.

Fill in the blank: The measure of the amount of matter in an object is called ________.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Weight

15.

Hydrogen and Helium make up the _______.

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Gas Giant Planets

c)

Saturn and Jupiter

d)

Terrestrial Planets

16.

Which planets are the gas giants?

a)

Earth, Jupiter, Venus, Neptune

b)

Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars

d)

Uranus, Jupiter, Earth, Neptune

17.

A nearly round object that orbits a star, is smaller than a planet, and is not a satellite of another object is a:

a)

planet

b)

moon

c)

dwarf planet

d)

comet