Celestial (Space) Objects Quiz

How many stars are in our Solar System?

• millions
• billions
• a million billion
• one

A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.

• coma
• comet
• moon
• planet

The curved path of an object around another object or a point in space.

• circle
• elipse
• orbit
• trapizoid

The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.

• inertia
• orbit
• The Force
• gravity

Something that orbits around another object.

• satellite
• sun
• galaxy
• a star

A celestial body that revolves around a planet.

• moon
• star
• comet
• meteor

A small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light.

• meteor
• comet
• asteroid
• star

The region between the planets Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit around the Sun.

• Asteroid Belt
• Solar System
• Inner Planet
• Outer Planet

Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets.

• asteroid
• comet
• meteor
• meteroid

A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.

• satellite
• planet
• solar
• star