Space Vocab Quiz Review

This planet is visible to the naked eye and is the 2nd planet from the sun.

An object orbiting a sun, is round, is not a moon & has not cleared its neighborhood is called:

A space "leftover" made of dust, rock, ice and has a tail.

An object in space made of burning gasses and looks like a point of light at night.

This planet is the closest to the sun and is only a little larger than our moon.

An object orbiting a star that is round , is not a satellite & has cleared it's neighborhood.

When a planet or moon turns once on its axis=1 day on a planet, dwarf planet, or moon

A space leftover mostly made of rock and metals

This rocky planet, is very similar to Earth and is called the "red planet."

Another name for a natural satellite of a planet, or dwarf planet

A small or less powerful object that orbits a planet is known as a ___________

A space rock that totally burns up as it enters the atmosphere of a planet, aka a shooting star

The name for a star that is in the center of a system of planets.

A piece of space rock that lands on the surface of a planet.

This planet is in the "Goldilocks Zone" or habitable zone for life in our Solar System

This planet is the only one in our Solar System with a very clear set of rings.

Path an object travels in space, usually in a round pattern.

___________ was recently reclassified as a Dwarf Planet