Comets
Inner Planets
Outer Planets
Asteroids
Meteoroids/ Meteors/Meteorites
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What do some scientists refer a comet to?
A dirty snowball.
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What is another name for Inner Planets? {Points for Spelling}
Terrestrial Planets.
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Which outer planet is the biggest?
Jupiter.
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What job do asteroids have in the solar system?
They revolve around the sun
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What do scientists probably think meteoroids are?
Small pieces of asteroids.
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Where did comets probably come from?
The Ort cloud. This cloud surrounds the solar system.
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What is Earth's twin?
Venus
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Can you walk on the Outer Planets?
NO! The Outer Planets have deep massive atmospheres and are made up of many gases. They do not have a hard surface.
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What shapes do asteroids have?
Irregular shapes.
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What is a meteoroid that strikes the ground?
A meteorite.
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What is the solid center of a comet called?
A Nucleus.
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Is the air pressure on Mars high or low?
It is so low that any liquid water would quickly boil away.
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Neptune has a......
Great Dark Spot
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Where is the asteroid belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter.
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What happens when a meteoroid moves quickly into Earth's atmosphere?
It's surface burns up and a bright streak of light called a meteor starts to fall. We call this a shooting star.
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Can you describe the process of how a comet's tail forms?
When a comet passes close enough to the sun, solar radiation heats the ice so that the comet gives off as and dust in the form of a long tail.
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Which planets has the Green House Effect in their atmospheres?
Venus and Earth.
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What are Saturn's rings made of?
Rock and icy particles.
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What are asteroids thought to be left over from?
The formation of the solar system.
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Are Meteor seen easily?
Mostly every night.
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When did NASA send the rovers that discovered evidence under Mars' surface?
2004
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What degrees angle is Uranus tilted at?
ninety degrees angle.
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What shape are some of the larger asteroids?
spherical
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What are the 3 major types of meteorites?
Stony, metallic, and stony-iron.
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