Name that Object!
What do we call objects from space that have landed on Earth?
Meteorite
What is the scientific term for a "shooting star?"
How long does it take Earth to rotate once?
About 24 hours
How long does it take for Earth to orbit the Sun once?
Show me Rotation.
Spin around!
What is usually found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter?
Asteroid
What is often described as a "dirty snowball?"
Comet
What do we call it when Earth "spins?"
Rotation
What do we call Earth's path around the Sun?
Show me Revolution.
This object is huge and made of rock and metal. Many astronomers believe these would have formed a 9th planet if it were not for Jupiter's gravitational pull.
Asteroid
What do we call a small chunk of space rock flying through space?
Meteoroid
What force causes Earth to stay in orbit around the Sun?
Gravity (or inertia)
The faster a planet rotates, the shorter its ______ will be.
days
If the projector is the Sun and your head is a planet, show me noon for people living on your left ear.
Which object may have brought water to Earth?
Comet
What is the area on the edge of our solar system where most comets travel through?
Oort Cloud
In which direction (North, South, East, or West) does the sun set on Earth?
West
How much of the Earth experiences night time at any given time?
About half
You are a planet and your table is the Sun.
Show me the correct amount of rotations and revolutions for half a year on a planet whose years are four days long.
Rotate twice as you walk halfway around your table.
What is a small space rock heading towards Earth called? What is it called as it travels through our atmosphere? Lastly, What do we call it once it hits the ground?
Meteoroid ---> Meteor ---> Meteorite
The Asteroid Belt is located between Mars and Jupiter. What do we call the "belt" that is located beyond Neptune?
Kuiper Belt
Which planet has a year that is 225 Earth days long?
Venus
Which has a longer year, Saturn or Jupiter?
Saturn
If the projector is the Sun, show me summertime for your chin and wintertime for your forehead.