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20 solar system vocabulary words
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A large group of stars and planets. (We live in one called The Milky Way.)
space
solar system
astronomy
galaxy
2
Why does the Sun appear to rise and set each day?
The Earth is rotating.
It is traveling across the sky.
The Earth is revolving around the Sun.
The Earth is tilted on its axis.
3
What causes the seasons?
In the summer, Earth is closer to the sun.
The rotation of the Earth.
The orbit of the moon.
The tilt of the Earth and it's orbit around the sun.
4
Rocks, that are smaller than planets, that revolve (travel around) the sun.
comets
asteroids
shooting stars
meteors
5
What causes the Earth and the moon to orbit the sun?
Earth's gravity
The sun's gravity
Mercury's gravity
the moon's gravity
6
This word means EVERYTHING! (All stars, planets, moons, asteroids... EVERYTHING!!)
world
universe
space
galaxy
7
Which month has the "shortest" days (or the fewest daylight hours) in New York?
June
December
September
March
8
What causes night and day on the Earth?
God turns out the Sun when it's time for bed.
The Earth rotates.
The Earth is revolving around the Sun.
The Earth is tilted on its axis.
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A very large, round object in space which orbits a star.
moon
star
planet
asteroid
10
This word means "to spin." (As in, the Earth "spins" on its axis.)
rotate
orbit
revolve
tilt
11
A huge, glowing ball of gas in space. (They look like tiny points of light in the night sky.)
planet
comet
meteor
star
12
What is this a picture of?
Earth
Mars
Mercury
a marble
13
Why does the Sun look so much bigger than the other stars?
it's a very special star
it's not bigger; it's actually much smaller
it's just really, really big
it's not bigger, it's just closer
14
Particles in space that fall towards Earth and burn up in the sky. Also called shooting stars.
asteroid
star
meteor
comet
15
Which word means "the science of studying space"?
planetary motion
astronomy
spaceology
star-gazing
16
The path that a planet or star takes as it travels around another planet or star.
asteroid belt
orbit
circle
rotation
17
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
About a month
About a year
About a day
About a week
18
What do you call a large, round object in space that orbits a planet? (Earth has only one!)
meteor
asteroid
moon
planet
19
The Sun and all the planets and objects that travel around the Sun.
astronomy
galaxy
solar system
universe
20
This word means "to orbit" or "travel around" another object in space
axis
rotate
spin
revolve
21
In New York, which month has the "longest" days (or most hours of daylight)?
June
December
September
March
22
The force which pulls objects toward the center of a planet or star. Makes objects "fall".
weight
gravity
matter
mass
23
What do you call the imaginary pole that a planet or star spins around?
axis
pole
revolve
rotation
24
What does the word "lunar" mean? (As in "lunar eclipse" or "lunar phases" or "lunar lander".)
having to do with the moon
nighttime
being like a bird
crazy
25
What is the closest star to Earth?
Polaris
Leo
Sun
North Star
26
The rising and setting of the moon is mostly caused by what?
The rotation of the sun.
The revolution of the Earth.
The shadow of the Earth.
The rotation of the Earth.
27
What causes the seasons on Earth?
The tilt of the Earth
How close the Earth is to the Sun
clouds
weather
28
How big of a star is our Sun?
super big
it's not a star
kind of small
Medium-size
29
How long does it take the Earth to rotate seven times?
one year
one day
one week
one month
