Final Jeopardy
This is the force that keeps objects in space in orbit.
What is gravity?
This is the color that the Moon turns during a Lunar Eclipse.
What is red?
This is how long it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth.
What is 28 days? (about 1 month)
The larger the object in space is, the ________________ its gravitational pull.
What is stronger?
This is how long it takes for Earth to orbit the Sun.
What is 365 days? (1 year)
In the center of the Milky Way Galaxy there is a __________________.
What is a black hole?
This is said to be a shell of ice and mountain-like rocks that exists on the outer edge of our solar system.
What is the Oort Cloud?
Meteors are just ______________ that have passed through the Earth's atmosphere.
What are asteroids?
This is the order of the planets in our solar system starting from the Sun.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
These fast-moving objects in space have an icy tail that can appear to have a colorful glow to it and travel in an orbit.
What are comets?