1) A large, natural object that orbits around a star. a) Planet b) Moon c) Asteroid d) Comet e) Rotation f) Revolution 2) An object that typically orbits a planet. a) Planet b) Moon c) Asteroid d) Comet e) Rotation f) Revolution 3) The oval shape that a planet takes when traveling around the Sun. a) Ellipse b) Planet c) Moon d) Asteroid e) Astronomical Unit f) Orbit 4) A chunk of rock and metal that orbits the Sun. a) Planet b) Moon c) Asteroid d) Comet e) Ellipse f) Astronomical Unit 5) A giant sphere of super hot gas. a) Star b) Planet c) Moon d) Asteroid e) Comet f) Ellipse 6) A small chunk of dust and ice that orbits the Sun a) Asteroid b) Comet c) Sun d) Planet e) Star f) Astronomical Unit 7) This includes the Sun and all the objects that orbit it due to its gravity. a) The Solar System b) Star c) Moon d) Planet e) Ellipse f) Astronomical Unit 8) When a planet spins on its own axis. a) Rotation b) Revolution c) Orbit d) Planet e) Star f) Ellipse 9) When a planet orbits around the Sun in a somewhat circular path. a) Revolution b) Rotation c) Ellipse d) Star e) Planet f) Comet 10) The average distance between Earth and the Sun a) Astronomical Unit b) Ellipse c) Planet d) Moon e) Star f) Asteroid 11) Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Saturn are all examples of __________________________. a) planets b) meteorites c) comets d) asteroids e) stars f) moons 12) The Sun is an example of a _____________________. a) planet b) meteorite c) moon d) comet e) star f) asteroid 13) This picture illustrates _________________. a) rotation b) revolution c) astronomical unit d) planet e) star f) moon 14) This picture illustrates _________________. a) rotation b) revolution c) astronomical unit d) planet e) star f) moon 15) This picture illustrates _________________. a) rotation b) revolution c) astronomical unit d) planet e) star f) moon

Solar System Vocab

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