Outer Space
No.
What is space junk?
Space junk is of broken satellites and rockets.
Do comets come close to the sun?
Yes, sometimes.
Where does outer space start?
The bottom of the upper atmosphere.
Which part of the atmosphere does space junk orbit in?
Upper atmosphere.
What are comets made of?
Ice and rock.
What are asteroids?
Big pieces of rock.
What do satellites do?
They help us communicate with each other (wifi, TV, phone calls) and observe weather.
What are two things that humans can mine from comets?
Water and frozen gases.
When moving particles from the sun hit the upper atmosphere, we can see...
the air glow/auroras.
What is the Space Station?
A satellite that scientists live and work in.
Where do comets come from?
An asteroid belt past Neptune.
When rocks crash onto the surface of the moon, this creates ...
craters.
Where does the Space Station orbit?
At the bottom of the Earth's upper atmosphere.
What protects the earth's surface from meteors?
The middle atmosphere.