The Universe Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 28861)


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Objects made of rock, gas, and ice that orbit the sun in very oblong orbits and develop a tail called a coma when they come close to the sun.
a) asteroid
b) comet
c) planets
d) stars

Objects that orbit planets.
a) comets
b) meteors
c) moons
d) stars

Rocky objects that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
a) asteroids
b) comets
c) meteors
d) moons

Spherical objects that orbit the sun in nearly circular paths and are large enough to withstand impacts with other objects that enter their orbit.
a) asteroids
b) comets
c) meteors
d) planets

A giant, burning ball of gases that are located in throughout galaxies and in the center of solar systems
a) comets
b) meteors
c) planets
d) stars

The measurement of the amount of gravity is known as
a) atoms
b) mass
c) matter
d) weight

Which of the following explains what a light year is?
a) The time it takes for light to travel one year.
b) The speed that light goes in one year.
c) The velocity of light in one year.
d) The distance light tavles in one year.

This is a group of planets and other objects going around a single star.
a) Galaxy
b) Solar System
c) Universe
d) none of the above

This is a group of billions of stars held in place by the gravity of a black hole.
a) Galaxy
b) Solar System
c) Universe
d) none of the above

This contains all existing matter.
a) Galaxy
b) Solar System
c) Universe
d) none of the above

Small, rocky objects that enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up before they hit Earth's surface.
a) asteroids
b) comets
c) meteors
d) moons

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