Lesson 1 Vocabulary

A group of planets and other objects that move around a central star is called a ________.

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Comet

• Asteroid Belt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The star that is in the center of our solar system and is the star that is closest to Earth is called the ________.

• Sun

• Moon

• Mars

• Venus

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A large object that orbits the sun is called a ________.

• Planet

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Star

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The movement of a smaller object around a larger object is called ________.

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Reflection

• Refraction

The path an object follows around another object is called an ________.

• Orbit

• Axis

• Shadow

• Rotation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The spinning of an object around a central point (axis) is called ________.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Translation

• Reflection

The imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and its North and South Poles is called the ________.

• Axis

• Equator

• Meridian

• Latitude

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What is the term for the following definition? Everything in space, including matter, energy and galaxies.

• Universe

• Solar System

• Black Hole

• Asteroid Belt

What is the term for the following definition? A ball of hot gases that gives off light and other types of energy.

• Star

• Planet

• Comet

• Asteroid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the term for the following definition? The force that pulls objects toward each other.

• Gravity

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Buoyancy