6th Grade Space
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| The force that accelerates a rocket. | Thrust
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| A small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together. | Comet
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| Small, rocky bodies that revolve around the sun. | Asteroid
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| A bright streak of light caused when a meteoroid or comet dust burns up in the atmosphere: a shooting star. | Meteor
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| Bright streaks of light caused when a meteoriod or comet dust burns up in the atmosphere. | Meteorite
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| Small, rocky bodies that revolve around the sun; smaller than asteroids. | Meteoroid
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| Large planets that don't have any known solid surfaces. | Gas Giant
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| Inner planets that are small, dense and rocky. | Terrestrial Planet
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| The average distance between Earth and sun. | Astronomical Unit
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| The average distance between Earth and sun. | Astronomical Unit
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| The spin of an object in space | Rotation
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| The spin of an object in space | Rotation
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| The motion of a body as it travels around another body in space. | Revolution
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| The speed and direction a rocket must travel in order to orbit the earth. | Orbital Velocity
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| The speed and direction a rocket must travel to completely break away from a planet's gravitational pull | Escape Velocity
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| A natural body that revolves around a more massive body, i.e.: moons, comets, asteroids, meteoroids. | Natural Satellites
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| An artificial body that revolves around a more massive body, i.e.: satellite, space station | Artificial Satellites
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| This is the new classification for Pluto. Dwarf planets orbit the Sun, but are not as large as other planets. | Dwarf Planet
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| The star that is the dominant member of our solar system. | Sun
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| A group of bodies that can be organized into smaller systems. | System
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| A group of bodies that can be organized into smaller systems. | Galaxy
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| Includes the sun, planets, and many smaller objects. | Solar System
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