Things in space
vocabulary
Space the final frontier
Planet facts
Is that a U.F.O?
100

Two factors that change force and gravity are____and______?

Mass and distance

100

The path a planet or moon takes during its revolution is called what? 

Orbit 

100

What are the two similarities of the inner planets? 

What are they are rocky and smaller

100

What gives Neptune and Uranus its unique color?

What is Methane gas

100

You look up and see an irregular piece of rock moving through space. Is that a U.F.O? NO, it is an?

asteroid 


200

I am the planet with the largest volcano on my surface. What planet am I? 

What is Mars

200

A________ is a natural or man made object that revolves around larger objects in space

What is a satellite 

200

What are two similarities of outer planets are? 

They are gas and further apart

200

What two reasons classify Pluto as a dwarf planet? 

1. Its orbit

2. Its size

200

This bright object in the sky is a star that is a source of heat and light and not a U.F.O?

What is the sun

300

Put the planets in order: 

What is: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 

300

All existing matter and space are called? 

the universe

300

This tries to move planets in a straight line 

What is inertia 

300

This planet it not very dense and would float in a bathtub. What planet am I? 

What is Saturn

300

You look up in the night sky and see this landing on Earth. It is not a U.F.O it is a? 

What is a meteorite?

400

Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet? 

It does not meet the scientific definition of a planet: 

1. Pluto does not clear its orbital neighborhood

400

__________is how big something is

What is size


400

What keeps planets in orbit?

What is gravity

400

This planet is the 7th planet from the sun?

What is Uranus?

400

It's a bird, no, its a plane, no it's not a U.F.O. It is a small icy celestial body that has a glowing head and a long tail. What am I? 

What is a comet

500

This is located at the outer boundary of our Solar System? 

What is the Kuiper Belt 

500

_________is the distance from the Earth to the sun

What is AU

500

What galaxy are we in? 

What is the Milky way? 

500

This planet is called the "Goldilocks" planet?

What is Earth?

500

You look up and think you spotted a U.F.O because you saw a bright streak of light in the sky that is formed when a small piece of space rock enters the atmosphere. What am I? 

What is a Meteor 

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