Space

Question 1

What is a planet?

Answer 1

• a large ball of matter that orbits a star.

Question 2

What is a Dwarf planet?

Answer 2

• an object that orbits a star, but is too small to be classified as a planet.

Question 3

What is an exo-planet?

Answer 3

• a planet outside of our solar system.

Question 4

What is a moon?

Answer 4

• a natural satellite that orbits a planet.

Question 5

What is an asteroid?

Answer 5

• an orbiting object that is smaller than a dwarf planet.

Question 6

What is a solar system?

Answer 6

• a central star orbited by planets.

Question 7

What is the galaxy?

Answer 7

• a system of stars and other matter, bound together by gravity.

Question 8

What is a Light year?

Answer 8

• the distance light travels in 1 year.