Asteroids, Meteoroids,and Comets
Where are asteroids found in our solar system and where is it located?
The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
What are astronomical units?
Distances in space are measured in astronomical units (AU)
What is the definition of light years?
Light years in a unit used to measure the distances between stars
What is the fourth planet from the sun?
Mars
What is the Galaxy we live in called?
The milky way
What are asteroids made of?
Rocks and Metals
What is a dwarf planet?
Objects that orbit the sun, but have not been able to clear their orbit
What is a star made up of?
It is made up of huge clouds and gas
What are the four gas giants or planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Whats the biggest planet?
The biggest planet is Jupiter
when a meteoroid burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere, creating a streak of light in the sky, it is known as _____________.
A meteor
What is Photosphere?
The suns surface
How does a star die?
A star dies when it run out of hydrogen
What planet has the most moons?
Saturn
When did our solar system form?
About 4.6 billion years ago
When the meteoroid hits the surface of the Earth, it is known as ______________.
a meteorite
What are sunspots?
Sun spots are areas that tend to be darker on the surface of the sun
What do stars begin as before becoming a star?
They begin as a nebula
What makes Venus the hottest planet?
It has such a thick atmosphere
What is one AU in KM?
What are Comets made of?
ice, rocks (meteoroids), and frozen gases.
What is Corona
It is the outer atmosphere of the sun
What is the nebula theory?
The solar system which us formed from gas and dust orbiting the sun which then clumped up together to then create planets
What are the requirements to be considered a planet?
-Orbits around the Sun
-Has sufficient mass to become (nearly) a sphere as it rotates
-Has cleared its orbital path of other debris
What is the biggest moon in our solar system?
Titan which orbits Jupiter