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A group of stars that forms a shape or pattern
a) The Sun
b) Asteroid Belt
c) Constellation
d) Solar System

A meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface
a) Asteroid
b) Comet
c) Meteorite
d) Meteor

A small rocky body that orbits the sun
a) Asteroid
b) Comet
c) Meteor
d) Meteorite

A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows
a) Asteroid
b) Comet
c) Meteor
d) Meteorite

Any object in space that orbits around another object
a) Constellations
b) Atmosphere
c) Solar System
d) Satellite

How long it takes Earth to make one full revolution
a) about 24 hours
b) 1 year
c) 1 month
d) 1 week

A natural object in space that revolves around a planet
a) Planet
b) Sun
c) Moon
d) Meteor

How long it takes Earth to make one full rotation
a) 12 hours
b) 1 year
c) 365 days
d) about 24 hours

How long it takes a planet to orbit the sun
a) Rotation
b) Constellations
c) Revolution
d) Gravity

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
a) Rotation
b) Revolution
c) Gravity
d) Satellite

A force that pulls objects towards each other
a) Atmosphere
b) Gravity
c) Rotation
d) Revolution

A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon
a) Satellite
b) Atmosphere
c) Gravity
d) Clouds

The path a planet follows as it moves around the sun is called?
a) Revolution
b) Gravity
c) Rotation
d) Orbit

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as...
a) Gas Giants
b) Outer Planets
c) Dwarf Planets
d) Rocky Planets

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as...
a) Gas Giants
b) Rocky Planets
c) Stars
d) Inner Planets

The gas giants that include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
a) Outer Planets
b) Inner Planets
c) Rocky Planets
d) Solar System

Small rocky planets closest to the sun that include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
a) Outer Planets
b) Gas Giants
c) Inner Planets
d) Dwarf Planets

The sun, planets and all the other objects that orbit the sun
a) solar system
b) universe
c) galaxy
d) satellites

A celestial (in space) body that orbits a star
a) meteor
b) planet
c) moon
d) atmosphere

How many stars are in our Solar System?
a) millions
b) billions
c) 100
d) Only one - The Sun

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