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