Stars and the Solar System Voc. Quiz

The time it takes a planet to revolve around the Sun.

The fifth planet from the Sun. A large, outer, gas planet.

The shape of the moon formed by the lighted part of the half that faces Earth.

The fourth planet from the Sun. A small, inner, rocky planet.

Instrument that uses lenses and sometimes mirrors to make distant objects look large and close.

A frozen mass of ice and dust that orbits the Sun.

The sixth planet from the Sun. A large, outer, gas planet.

A medium-sized star that is the center of our solar system.

The movement of one object around another;orbit.

The scientific study of objects in space.

The entire half of the moon that faces Earth is lighted. You see a full circle.

Begins a new set of phases. You cannot see the moon.

A natural object in space that revolves around a planet.

The third planet from the Sun on which we live. A small, inner, rocky planet.

A large body that travels in an orbit around a star.

A brighter winter constellation in the Northern Hemisphere.

The path of an object as it travels around a larger object.

The spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis.

The four main points of a compass: north, south, east, and west which are also known as N,S,E,W

An instrument that points to magnetic North. Used to find locations.

The first planet from the Sun. A small, inner, rocky planet.

A scientist who studies objects and events in space.

A giant ball of hot, glowing gases that release energy.

A rocky object that orbits around the Sun.

One half of the lighted half of the moon, or one quarter of the entire moon, is visible.

An imaginary line that goes through the center of a planet, moon, or star, on which it rotates.

The Great Bear Constellation. Is part of the Big Dipper. Made of seven main stars.

The seventh planet from the Sun. A large, outer, gas planet.

A dark region formed when light shines on an object and it does not pass through.

The blanket of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.

The opposite ends of an axis. Earth has a North and South.

The second planet from the Sun. A small, inner, rocky planet.

The North Star.

To bounce back. The moon bounces back light from the sun.

A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky as seen from Earth.

A sliver of lighted moon appears.

The effects on Earth due to the change in the amount of sunlight caused by Earth's tilt.

the Little Bear Constellation. Made of seven main stars. Contains the star Polaris.

The Sun, the eight planets and their moons, and all the other objects that move around it.

The oval shaped path the planet takes around the Sun.

The eighth planet from the Sun. A large, outer, gas planet.

The rise and fall of the ocean along the coasts. Caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.