Outer Space Vocabulary

Front

What is a large spherical mass that revolves around a star?

Back

Planet

Front

What are the characteristics of outer planets?

Back

They have rings, many moons, and are large.

Front

What is an object made of rock and ice that orbits around the Sun and can appear to have a tail?

Back

Comet

Front

What is the closest star to Earth and a giant ball of gas in the center of our solar system?

Back

Sun

Front

What is the area between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids are found?

Back

Asteroid belt

Front

What is a celestial body that orbits a planet?

Back

Moon

Front

What is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt?

Back

Asteroid

Front

What is a massive collection of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity?

Back

Galaxy

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 name of our galaxy?

Back

Milky Way