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