Dwarf Planets
What famous object was considered the 9th planet until scientists reclassified it as a dwarf planet in 2006?
Pluto
Asteroids are a small, rocky, planet-like body that circles around the sun. True or False?
True
Comets are made out of this frozen substance mixed with dust and rocks. What is the frozen substance?
Ice
What is just a piece of rock or dust floating in space, before it Earth’s atmosphere.
Meteoroid
What is the definition of Celestial Bodies in your own words?
Celestial bodies are natural objects in space, that interact through gravity.
What is the main difference between a planet and a dwarf planet is that a dwarf planet hasn’t done this to its orbital path?
Cleared its orbit
Where are Asteroids mostly found?
Asteroid Belt
76 years
What common term do we use for the streak of light when a small space rock burns up in our atmosphere?
Shooting Star or a Meteor
True or False: All Dwarf Planets are Celestial Bodies.
True
What large area past Neptune is home to many Dwarf Planets like Pluto and Makemake?
Kuiper Belt
True or False: Asteroids usually have perfectly round shapes, like Earth.
False
Comets are mostly near kuiper belt? True or false?
False
An event where many "shooting stars" are seen in the sky around the same time of year is called?
Meteor Shower
What is the name of a comet that comes every 76 years?
Halley’s Comet
What is a large area past Neptune is home to Pluto and other dwarf planets?
Kuiper Belt
The main asteroid belt is located between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Comets are made out of materials that stay frozen solid far away from the sun. When they fly close to the sun, what does the ice turn into because of the heat?
Gas
If a space rock is big enough to survive to survive the trip through the atmosphere and land on the ground, it is called this.
Hints: Meteorite, Meteoroid, Meteor, Comet
Meteorite
Name at least 10 Celestial Bodies.
Meteor, Jupiter, Asteroid, Comet, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, and ect.