What is another word for Inner Planets? {points for spelling}
Terrestrial Planets
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Can NASA send a rover to roam the Outer Planets?
NO! The Outer Planets have deep massive atmospheres, and are made up of many gases.
100
What role does an asteroid play in the Solar System?
It orbits the sun.
100
Where do meteoroids come from?
The leftover debris of asteroids and comets.
200
What orbit does a comet have?
An elliptical orbit.
200
Terrestrial means ________.
like Earth
200
What is another name for the Outer Planets?
Gas Giants.
200
Where do scientists think asteroids are left over from?
The early solar system.
200
Where are they located?
All throughout the solar system.
300
What is the center of a comet called?
The Nucleus.
300
Can you list at least one way to measure distance in space?
Astronomical unit, the Light Minute, and the speed of light.
300
Can you list 3 differences between the Inner and Outer planets?
. The Inner planets are spaced more closely together
. The Outer planets are made up of gases and have no hard rocky surface unlike the Inner Planets
.The Gas Giants are way bigger than the Terrestrial Planets
300
What are asteroids either mostly made of?
Rock or metal.
300
What heats a meteoroid?
Friction in the atmosphere.
400
What cloud do scientists think many comets come from?
The Ort Cloud.
400
What are the two planets with a retrograde rotation?
Venus and Earth.
400
How long did Jupiter's Great Storm last?
Over 400 years.
400
Where is the asteroid belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter
400
What is the glowing trail from a burning meteoroid called?
A meteor.
500
What is the Nucleus in the center of a comet made of?
Rock, Metal, and Ice.
500
What year did NASA bring the rovers that found evidence that water once existed on Mars?
2004
500
What degrees angle is Uranus tilted on?
ninety degrees angle
500
What shape is the largest asteroids
spherical
500
When a large meteoroid reaches Earth's surface, what is it called?