Science Vocabulary: The Sun and Planets
- 1. An orbit is a ____________.
A) organ
B) street
C) island
D) path
- 2. Including Pluto (which may or may not be a true planet), how many planets are there?
A) nine
B) seven
C) five
D) ten
- 3. The solar system is made up of the ____________ and all of the objects around it.
A) Orbit
B) Planet
C) Sun
D) Moon
- 4. A planet is a large body of gas or ____________ that orbits the sun.
A) air
B) rock
C) lunar
D) cloud
- 5. Earth is the __________ planet from the sun.
A) second
B) fourth
C) fifth
D) third
- 6. The sun is a ___________ because it is a hot, glowing ball of gases.
A) moon
B) star
C) satelite
D) planet
- 7. Which planets are the first and eight planet?
A) Earth and Pluto
B) Mars and Venus
C) Mercury and Neptune
D) Saturn and Jupiter
- 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 ocean
B) the planets
C) the moon
D) the sun
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