Planets
What planet do we live on?
Earth
What makes up our solar system?
The Sun, planets and their moons, and space rocks.
The asteroid belt is between ________ and _________.
Mars and Jupiter.
What type of Galaxy do we live in?
Spiral Galaxy
Which gas giant has rings?
Saturn
Name the planets in order from the sun and out.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Explain what asteroids are.
Asteroids are rocks and dust that orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
What makes up a galaxy?
Stars, dust, and gas
Name the Inner Planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
What is the sun?
A star
What are the broken off pieces of Asteroids and Comets?
Meteoroids
What is the name of our Galaxy?
The Milky Way
Name the Gas Giants and Ice Giants
Jupiter and Saturn. Uranus and Neptune
What causes the planets of our solar system to move around the sun?
Gravity
How is a comet different than a meteor or asteroid?
Asteroids are only made of gas, dust, and rock. A comet is made up of ice and dust. Meteors are little pieces that have made it to Earth's Atmosphere. A ball of fire or a shooting star.
What holds a galaxy together?
Gravity
Why is Pluto a dwarf planet?
Pluto is a dwarf planet because it has not completed a full orbit around the sun.
How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
365 Days
Explain how meteoroids, meteors and meteorites are different.
Meteoroids are rock and dust in the earth's atmosphere. When the rock or dust enters our (earth's)atmosphere it causes the meteor to burn up. Meteorites are meteors that have made it to the earth's surface.
Name and describe the three kinds of galaxies
Irregular galaxies are made up of young stars and lots of gas and dust. They have an irregular shape. Spiral galaxies are made up of medium aged stars with a medium amount of stars, dust and gas. They have 'arms' that form a spiral shape. Elliptical galaxies are made up of old stars and a little gas and dust. They are shaped like spheres or ellipses.