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  • A body of rock and ice that travels around the sun and that, as it nears the sun, develops a long tail of small pieces that can be seen is called?
    A comet
  • A large ball of burning gas in space is called...
    A star
  • This dwarf planet is also named after a yellow dog invented by Walt Disney.
    Pluto
  • The fourth planet from the sun, known as the Red Planet, is called...
    Mars
  • The largest planet in our solar system is called ...
    Jupiter
  • We live on...
    Earth
  • What is a group of stars in the sky that appear to form a pattern and that have a name called?
    A constellation
  • What is an large round thing that goes around a star?
    A planet
  • This is used to get into space
    Rocket
  • The second planet from the sun is...
    Venus
  • What planet is closest to the Sun?
    Mercury
  • A star surrounded by planets is called a...
    A solar system
  • This planet, famous for its rings, is called...
    Saturn
  • What is a region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape called?
    A black hole
  • What is a person who goes into space called?
    An astronaut
  • This is the...
    Moon
  • Space and everything included in it is called the...
    universe
  • The name of our galaxy is...
    The Milky Way
  • What is a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems called?
    A galaxy
  • What is this called?
    A telescope
  • What is this called?
    A satellite
  • What is the name of a small rock that orbits the sun (smaller than a planet)?
    Asteroid
  • A rock ofrom space that produces a bright light as it travels through the atmosphere is called...
    A meteor - shooting star