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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Everything that exists, all matter and energy, including Earth, planets, stars, galaxies, and all they contain
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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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The time it takes for a planet to spin on its axis
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The movement of one object around another
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The sun and all of the objects orbiting around it, including planets, moons, comets, and asteroids
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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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Also called Outer Planets, the four planets which are made of gas, and are very large
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A small chunk of ice, dust, and rock, that orbits the sun in a long, narrow ellipse
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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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Astronomy Vocabulary Quiz

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

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

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

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

The movement of one object around another

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

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

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

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

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