Science Vocabulary: The Sun and Planets
- 1. An orbit is a ____________.
A) path
B) organ
C) island
D) street
- 2. Including Pluto (which may or may not be a true planet), how many planets are there?
A) ten
B) nine
C) five
D) seven
- 3. The solar system is made up of the ____________ and all of the objects around it.
A) Moon
B) Planet
C) Orbit
D) Sun
- 4. A planet is a large body of gas or ____________ that orbits the sun.
A) rock
B) lunar
C) air
D) cloud
- 5. Earth is the __________ planet from the sun.
A) fourth
B) third
C) second
D) fifth
- 6. The sun is a ___________ because it is a hot, glowing ball of gases.
A) star
B) planet
C) satelite
D) moon
- 7. Which planets are the first and eight planet?
A) Mercury and Neptune
B) Saturn and Jupiter
C) Mars and Venus
D) Earth and Pluto
- 8. What is a tool that is used to gather light to make faraway objects look closer?
A) telescope
B) microwave
C) microscope
D) telegraph
- 9. A curved piece of glass is called a _____________.
A) phone
B) ball
C) lens
D) sphere
- 10. Which of the following is not a part of the solar system?
A) the sun
B) the planets
C) the moon
D) the ocean
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