Astronomy Vocabulary
Authored by Lisa Thompson
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An instrument for viewing or detecting distant objects
Space Probe
Telescope
Observatory
Satellite
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the sky
Galaxy
Constellation
Stellar
Star group
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space
Orbit
Revolution
Track
Solar System
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The distance light travels in one year
Light Year
Black hole
Black Year
Kilometer
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat
Planet
Asteroid
Moon
Star
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system
Star
Galaxy
Asteroid
Planet
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Sun together with the group of planets and
other celestial bodies that revolve around it that are held by its gravitational attraction
Solar System
Galaxy
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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