Stars and Galaxies
Solar System
Planets
Other Objects
Misc.
100
A _______ is a ball of hot gases that give off light and other types of energy. 
Star
100
One star system is our own _____ ______ which includes our closest star, the sun, and all the space objects around it. 
Solar System
100
Earth is the _____ planet from the sun.
3rd
100
_______ are rocky objects that orbit the sun.
Asteroids
100
A _________ contains everything that exists in space.
Universe
200
The sun is considered an ________ star.
Average
200
What are the largest space objects that orbit a star?
Planets
200
What are the two basic features that make life on Earth possible?
Distance from sun and Water. 
200
A _________ is an object that orbits the sun, is larger than an asteroid and smaller than a planet, and has a nearly round shape. 
Dwarf Planet
200
A ________ is a system of stars, gas, and dust held together in space by gravity. 
Galaxy
300
More than a __________ Earth's could fit inside the sun.
Million.
300
How many planets are in our solar system? Name them.
8. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 
300
What is the other important factor about Earth that makes life possible. 
Atmosphere!
300
What is the most well known dwarf planet in our solar system?
Pluto
300
The time it takes for a planet to completely orbit the sun is considered what?
A year. Earth takes 365 days which is equal to our year. 


Other planets would have longer years since it takes longer for them to orbit. 

400
The Earth is located in what galaxy?
Milky Way
400
There are two types of groups that planets are in.


*For Full POINTS: Name the two groups and tell me what each group is mostly made out of.

Inner Planets; mostly rock

Outer Planets: mostly gas

400
Most gases in Earth's atmosphere _____, ______, or do no _____ to living things. 
Support, Protect, Harm
400
What is a ball of ice and rock flying through space?
A Comet. 
400
Explain why we have Days and Nights. (From your own knowledge wasn't directly stated in the textbook)
Earth rotates on an Axis and when we face the sun it is day and when we rotate it turns into night. 
500
What are the three main shapes of galaxies?
Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular. 
500
The outer planets are the ________ planets in our solar system and are called the "____ ______".
Largest

"Gas Giants"

500
What is a large rocky object that orbits a planet and has no atmosphere?
Moon
500
When Earth passes through a trail left by a comet it makes an amazing sight at night. These meteor showers are known as?
Shooting Stars
500
Pieces of asteroids or comets that fall through space into Earth's atmosphere are called?


Pieces of a meteoroid that make it through the atmosphere before completely burning up are called?

Meteoroid


Meteorite. 

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