Chapter 11 Lesson 1Vocab Review

Front

What is a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun?

Back

Asteroid

Front

What is the time it takes an object to travel once around the Sun?

Back

Period of Revolution

Front

What is the time it takes an object to complete one rotation?

Back

Period of Rotation

Front

What is a small, rocky and icy object that orbits the sun?

Back

Comet

Front

What is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun, about 150 million km?

Back

Astronomical Unit (AU)

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the term for the spinning of an object around its own axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the term for the movement of an object around another object in space?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter

Front

What is the term for a celestial body that orbits a planet?

Back

Moon