On a collision course
These are hollow dents on the surface of the moon
What is a "crater"?
When the sun light shines on more and more of the moon, we say that the moon is doing this
What is "waxing"?
Small, rocky bodies that are in space (just outside of the Earth)
What is a "meteoroid"?
These are large bodies (some are rocky others are gas) that orbit the sun!
What are "the planets"?
A scientist who studies space
What is "astronomer"?
This helps protect Earth from collisions
What is "the atmosphere"?
The sun, and all bodies that orbit around it form this.
What is the solar system?
Another name for a meteor
What is "shooting star"
These are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
What are "asteroids"?
This is a small, orbiting body made up of dust, ice, and frozen gases. The solid center of this is its nucleus, and like all objects in the solar system it orbits the sun.
What is a comet?
This planet was impacted by Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet.
What is "Jupiter"?
It is during this time of day that shadows are smallest
What is "mid day or noon"?
Ceres is the largest of this
What is "asteroid"
This is a chunk of matter that enters our atmosphere and is heated by friction with the air to the point of burning up as it falls towards the Earth.
What is a meteor?
This is a non-contact force that acts on objects. If two objects are placed in space, they will be drawn towards each other by this force.
What is "gravity"?
These are 2 factors that can affect the size of an impact crater
What is "mass, speed, force of impact, energy, height etc"?
These phases are opposite of each other. The first is when the moon is completely dark and the second is when the moon is fully lit
What is "new moon and full moon"?
This object poses no threat to Earth and it is unlikely that we will collide with one
What is a "comet"?
An object that comes from the Kuiper belt or Oort cloud and orbits around the sun
What is a "comet"?
These natural processes erase traces of collisions on Earth after a while
What is "Weathering and erosion"?
This is why we do not have eclipses often
What is "because the moon's orbit is tilted 5 degrees above the Earth's"?
Hoba is an example of this space object that has hit Earth's surface
What is a "meteorite"?
This is a huge collection of stars, dust and gas. The solar system is located on one spiral arm of it
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?