Comets
A frozen mass of ice and gases orbiting the sun
What is a comet?
When a meteoroid hits Earth´s atmosphere it is called
What is a meteor?
Gigantic balls of very hot gases that give off radiation
What are stars?
A natural object that orbits an object bigger than itself.
What is a moon?
A round large object that revolves around the sun but has not cleared the region of its orbit.
What is a dwarf planet?
Comets come from which part of the Solar System
What is beyond Neptune?
A small piece of rock moving in the space
What is a meteroid?
A medium-sized star closed to Earth
What is the Sun?
A patern of stars is a
What is a constellation?
Pluto was discovered by...
Who is Clyde Tombaugh?
Comets pass close the Solar System in very streched out and
What is elleptical paths?
Very bright meteors are called
What is a fireball?
Stars that are eight to one hundred times as large as Sun are
What are giant stars?
Polaris is a
What is a very hot and very large yellow-white star?
Pluto is not made of
What are gases?
If you discover a comet you can
What is called it like you?
A piece of meteor that lands on Earth is a
What is a meteorite?
The layers of the Sun are
What are photosphere, cromosphere and corona?
Sailors use Polaris as a reference because
Why is almost directly above the North Pole and apparently does not move?
While planets orbit the sun, Pluto orbits
What is its tilted?
You can discover a comet if you
What is take a picture and see if it moves?
The biggest known meteorite is in
Where is Namibia, Africa?
The two types of solar eruptions are
What are prominences and solar flares?
Name two constellations
What are Little Dipper and Big Dipper?
During parts of its orbit Pluto is closer to the sun than
What is Neptune?