Space Terminology Quiz

What is an artificial satellite?

• A star in a galaxy.

• A type of asteroid.

• A manmade spacecraft.

• A natural moon orbiting a planet.

What is an asteroid?

• A planet in the Solar System.

• A type of comet.

• Lumps of rock orbiting the Sun left over from when the Solar System formed.

• A manmade satellite.

What is the asteroid belt?

• A region of space filled with comets.

• A type of galaxy.

• A region of space filled with asteroids.

• A collection of stars forming a pattern.

Who is an astronomer?

• A scientist who studies the ocean.

• A scientist who studies rocks.

• A scientist who studies plants.

• A scientist who studies space.

What is an axis?

• A region in the asteroid belt.

• A type of comet.

• The imaginary line that the Earth spins around.

• The path a planet takes around the Sun.

What is a comet?

• A star in a galaxy.

• Dust particles frozen in ice that orbit the Sun.

• A type of asteroid.

• A planet in the Solar System.

What is a constellation?

• A type of comet.

• A region in the asteroid belt.

• A type of planet.

• A collection of stars that make a pattern in the sky.

What defines a day?

• The time it takes a planet to orbit the Sun.

• The time it takes an asteroid to orbit the Sun.

• The time it takes a comet to orbit the Sun.

• The time it takes a planet to make one full spin on its axis.

What is a dwarf planet?

• A type of comet.

• A small lump of rock in orbit around the Sun.

• A large planet made of gas.

• A star in a galaxy.

What is an ellipse?

• A perfect circle.

• A squashed circle or oval shape.

• A type of asteroid.

• A type of comet.