Earth and Space Vocabulary Quiz

The __________ is the closest star to Earth and is the center of the Solar System.

• Asteroid

• Planet

• Solar System

• Sun

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A _____________ is a large object in space that is made of gas and produces its own light.

• comet

• planet

• sun

• star

The _________________ contains stars and all the planets and other bodies that orbit it

• galaxy

• solar system

• planet

• rotation

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When an object turns, or spins, about an axis or a center is called a _____________.

• rotation

• revolution

• star

• sun

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When one object orbits another object it is called ____________.

• rotation

• revolution

• asteroid

• comet

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A ____________________ is a large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light on its own.

• sun

• planet

• asteroid

• comet

A _____________ is a natural satellite that revolves around a planet.

• planet

• star

• sun

• moon

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A large collection of stars, gases, and dust that are part of the universe bound together by gravitational forces is called a ______________.

• galaxy

• solar system

• rotation

• asteroid

A celestial body that consists primarily of ice and dust, and often develops one or more long tails when near the sun is called a _________.

• asteroid

• star

• moon

• comet

A rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is much smaller than a planet is called a ___________.

• star

• moon

• comet

• asteroid

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