Solar System Vocabulary

Which object(s) can be found in a solar system?

• sun

• planets

• moons

• stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A ________ is a group of stars, any planets that orbit them, and the moons that orbit the planets.

• galaxy

• solar system

• universe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A planet's __________________ helps keep it warm by trapping heat from the sun.

• orbit

• surface

• atmosphere

• ocean

The Kuiper Belt is a really cold area at the edge of our Solar System. It is full of ____________.

• asteroids

• comets

• planets

• stars

The inner planets in our Solar System are made of _______

• rock

• gas

• ice

A(n) ___________ is approximately 5 trillion miles.

• light year

• astronomical unit

A(n) _______________ is the distance between Earth and the sun, approximately 93 million miles.

• light year

• astronomical unit

Which unit(s) do scientists use to measure distance in space?

• feet

• miles

• astronomical units

• light years

What kind(s) of lightwaves can land-based telescopes detect?

• radio waves

• some visible light waves

• ultraviolet light waves

• x-ray waves waves

What kind(s) of lightwaves can space-based telescopes detect?

• radio waves

• visible light waves

• ultraviolet light waves

• x-ray waves waves

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3