Solar System Vocab Quiz

A large round object that orbits a star!

One of 88 groupings of stars that make up an imaginary picture in the sky!

The star at the center of our solar system!

A natural object that orbits a planet!

A spacecraft that orbits a planet with equipment that helps us track weather!

A shining bright ball of gases that are seen at night!

The area between Mars and Jupiter where large rocks orbit the Sun!

The air surrounding a planet!

What kind of star is our Sun?

A regular repeating path that an object takes around another object!

A person who studies space!

A space object with a large orbit around the Sun that is made of ice, gases, and dust!

The eight changing views of the moon as it orbits the Earth!

A person who travels into space!

Which dwarf planet is located in the Asteroid Belt?

A chunk of space rock that burns up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere!

What is the name of our galaxy?

A star and the objects that revolve around it!

The strong invisible force that pulls things to the center of a planet or star!

A piece of equipment that is used to look at distant objects!

A very large group of stars, planets, moons, gas, and dust held together by gravity!

Everything that makes up Space!

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A small planet like object like Ceres, Makemake, and Eris!

A spacecraft that that lifts astronauts, satellites, and other equipment into space!