Galaxies and Space Quiz

The Solar System formed from a nebula that collapsed and began to spin.

• True

• False

What is the apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from two locations?

• Parallax

• Light Year

• Astronomical Unit

• The Doppler Shift

Pieces of rock that strike the surface of a moon or planet

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Comet

• Asteroid

An icy ball with a tail that orbits the sun

• Meteor

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

Small pieces of rock that enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

• Asteroid

Bodies that are made of rock and metals, vary in size and shape, and orbit the sun

• Meteor

• meteoroid

• asteroid

• meteorite

have rings

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• all planets

• no planets

many moons

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• all planets

• no planets

few moons

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• all planets

• no planets

less mass

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• all planets

• no planets