Planet Characteristics
The planets all orbit this
The Sun
The phase of the moon where the whole thing is lit up
A Full Moon
What is a comet made up of?
Ice and dust (also small rock particles)
Which is the hottest planet?
Venus
What do many scientists believe caused the extinction of dinosaurs?
Asteroids
The two inner planets that are considered "twins"
Earth and Venus
The phase of the moon that occurs during a solar eclipse.
HInt: (It is completely shadowed)
A New Moon
What is the main difference between an asteroid and a meteoroid?
Asteroids are larger and meteoroids are smaller.
What causes day and night on Earth?
The Earth's rotation
A space rock that burns up as it is traveling through Earth's atmosphere?
Meteor
The planet with virtually no atmosphere
Mercury
The type of eclipse when the sun is blocked off to the Earth.
The order is (Earth, Moon, Sun)
A solar eclipse
What are the 3 parts of a comet
Nucleus, Coma, Tail
What are the outer planets called?
Gas Giants
Where is the asteroid belt located?
between Mars and Jupiter
The planet that has a longer day than year
Venus
The phase of the moon where less than half is lit up.
A Crescent Moon
An object that survives its passage through Earth's atmosphere and hits the Earth.
Meteorite
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Name a dwarf planet
Pluto, Ceres, etc
List the planets from smallest in size to largest in size.
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
The phase of the moon where more than half is lit up.
A Gibbous moon
The scientific term for a shooting star
Meteor
Which planet is made of 95% carbon dioxide?
Mars
What type of space rock is Ceres considered?
(Not dwarf planet)