Astronomy Vocabulary Quiz

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    The science involved in the observation and explanation of events occurring  beyond Earth's atmosphere

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Astronomy vocabulary quiz based on Astronomy Vocabulary. Created by lazemaze.

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  • 2. 

    Everything that exists, all matter and energy, including Earth, planets, stars, galaxies, and all they contain

  • 3. 

    The sun and all of the objects orbiting around it, including planets, moons, comets, and asteroids

  • 4. 

    A small chunk of ice, dust, and rock, that orbits the sun in a long, narrow ellipse

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    The movement of one object around another

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    Also called Inner Planets, they are the four planets closest to the sun that are smaller and made of rock

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    The time it takes for a planet to spin on its axis

  • 8. 

    Also called Outer Planets, the four planets which are made of gas, and are very large

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    Any of the hundreds of small rocky objects too small to be planets, that orbit the sun between Mars + Jupiter

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    A unit used to measure the distances between the sun and planets1 A.U.=93 million miles=Sun to Earth

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