SCIENCE 6 - FE 1 REVIEW

A galaxy that looks like a flattened ball is called ...

• a spiral galaxy

• an elliptical galaxy

• an irregular galaxy

• an oval galaxy

A rock fragment from an asteroid or a comet is called ...

• a meteor

• a meteoroid

• a meteorite

• an asteroid

The hottest planet in the solar system is ...

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

The Earth’s galaxy is called ...

• Canis Major Dwarf

• Andromeda

• The Milky Way

• The Milk Way

A frozen chunk of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the sun is called ...

• a comet

• an asteroid

• a meteor

• a meteoroid

... means that we can gradually see less of the moon.

• waxing

• waning

• flexing

• boxing

A galaxy that has no special shape and is the smallest type of galaxy is called ...

• a regular galaxy

• a spiral galaxy

• an irregular galaxy

• an elliptical galaxy

An area where most asteroids orbit the sun is called ...

• the asteroid belt

• the meteor shower

• the meteor belt

• the nebula belt

An object that revolves around a larger object in space is called ...

• a meteoroid

• an asteroid

• a satellite

• a galaxy

These are planets that have rings in our solar system, except ...

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune