Vocabulary
Planets
Stars
Solar System
Miscelleneous
100
A small orbiting body made of dust, ice, and frozen gases
What is a comet
100
The planet is best known for its rings
What is Saturn?
100
All stars start as a __________
What is a nebula
100
5 things that make up the solar system
What are sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, meteors, etc.
100
When the moon is growing
What is waxing
200
Chunks of meteor matter that fall to the ground
What is meteorite
200
What are the outer planets
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (and Pluto)
200
The first stage in the formation of a star
What is a protostar
200
Why the moon has more craters than the Earth.
What is because the Earth has an atmosphere.
200
What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
A meteor burns up in the Earth's atmosphere, and a meteorite will hit the Earth's surface.
300
A small rocky object that orbits the sun
What is an asteroid
300
Name the nine planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
300
The brightness of a star as perceived from Earth
What is magnitude
300
The popular vehicle used to explored Mars
What is Mars Rover
300
When the moon is getting smaller
What is waning
400
A chunk of matter that enters the Earth's atmosphere and is heated by friction with air
What is meteor
400
What is a difference between the inner and outer planets?
gas vs. rock size closer vs. further and more answers :)
400
The, most likely, next stage for the sun
What is white dwarf
400
The thing that keeps the planets and other bodies in orbit around the Sun.
What is gravitational force of the sun
400
When the moon is half full
What is quarter moon (1st or 3rd)
500
The unit of measurement for distances outside the solar system
What is a light-year
500
What seperates the inner and outer planets?
What is the asteroid belt
500
A powerful explosion in which a star releases energy
What is supernova
500
The most famous comet
What is Halley's Comet
500
The moon cycle stage we are at right now
What is waning gibbous
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