Identify the Celestial Bodies
Gravity and Orbit
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
What 2 locations in our Solar System contain the majority of the systems Asteroids?
Asteroid Belt and Kuiper Belt
100
Draw an Object Revolving around the sun
100
This describes what
Mass of dust and ice
Has a tail made of dust and gas
Comets
100
Where is the Asteroid Belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter, or between the inner and outer planets
200
Name the Planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,
200
Draw the Earth Rotating
200
This describes what?
Rocky object
Not large enough to be classified as a planet
Asteroid
200
Where is the Asteroid Belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter (The terrestrial Inner planets, and the Gaseous Outer Planets)
300
what is a celestial body is made of gas, and provides light and energy?
Sun!
300
What typically revolves around Planets?
Moons
300
What does this Describe?
A rock entering Earth’s atmosphere
About the size of a pebble
Meteor
300
What are the planets within the Outer portion of the Solar Syatem?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
400
what is a grouping of icy particles surrounding the Sun outside the solar system?
Oort Cloud
400
Asteroids and Comets revolve around what?
The Sun
400
A large doughnut-shaped region consisting of millions of frozen objects outside of Neptune’s orbit that may be left over from the solar system’s early formation?
Kuiper Belt
400
Is this image Correct?
Yes
500
Identify 1-4
1. Kuiper Belt
2. Venus
3. Comet
4. Asteroid Belt
500
What force moves and maintains the Kuiper belt?
Gravity
500
Which planets are the inner planets? Which are the outer planets? Which are terrestrial? Which are Gas Giants?
Terrestrial and inner- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Gaseous and Outer- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500
What is Mr. Ayala's Favorite Video game of all time?
Pokémon Crystal