Space Vocab

Question 1

millions and billions of stars held together in a group by their own gravity

Answer 1

Galaxy

Question 2

the path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity

Answer 2

Orbit

Question 3

space and all the matter and energy in it

Answer 3

Universe

Question 4

An object that orbits a more massive object

Answer 4

Satellite

Question 5

a round pit left behind on the surface of a planet after a smaller object strikes the surface

Answer 5

Impact crater;

Question 6

an imaginary line about which a turning body such as Earth rotates

Answer 6

Axis of Rotation

Question 7

the motivation of one body around another, such as the Earth in its orbit around the sun

Answer 7

Revolution

Question 8

one of a pattern of temperature changes and other weather trends over the course of a year

Answer 8

Season

Question 9

in an orbit, a position and time in which time in which sun shines equally on both hemispheres

Answer 9

Equinox