Small Bodies
What are the names of the 3 small bodies?
Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids
How many moons does the Earth have?
One
How many moons does Mercury have?
none
Saturn
What vocabulary word matches this definition?
a clear liquid commonly found on Earth and essential to life.
Water
What is the smallest of the Small Bodies?
Meteoroids
How long does it take for Earth to complete 1 rotation?
True or False
Mercury has an atmosphere
False
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
What vocabulary word matches this definition?
A rocky object larger than an asteroid that can be found orbiting planets in the Solar System
Moon
Fill the space.
Asteroids are commonly described as rocky or ______________ objectsHow long does it take for Earth to complete 1 revolution?
365 days
What is Mercury's lowest surface temperature?
-170°C.
What planet is the same size as Earth?
Venus
What vocabulary word matches this definition?
Another word for orbit. Commonly refers to the path a planet takes when going around the Sun.
revolution
Comets are made primarily of?
Ice and dust
How large is the diameter of Earth?
12,756 Kilometres
What is Mercury's surface mainly covered in?
craters
Jupitar, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are commonly referred to as the _____________ planets.
Outer
What vocabulary word matches this definition?
an adjective that describes when something is mainly made of gas.
gaseous
The asteroid belt sits between which 2 planets in the Solar System?
Mars and Jupitar
What is the classification of Earth
Terrestrial
What is Mercury's core made of?
Iron
What is the order of the planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupitar, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What vocabulary word matches this definition?
The area or space of where an asteroid hits a planets surface.
crater