Solar System Vocab

Front

Movement of one object around another

Back

revolution

Front

Object spins on its axis:

Back

rotation

Front

A group of stars forming a pattern

Back

constellation

Front

Path an object takes around another object

Back

orbit

Front

Imaginary line through North and South Pole

Back

axis

Front

Asteroid:

Back

A chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun.

Front

What is a star?

Back

hot ball of glowing gases

Front

Sun and orbiting objects?

Back

solar system

Front

Large body of rock or gas orbiting the sun?

Back

planet

Front

What is a comet?

Back

A large ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun.