Solar System Order
Which Planet is the 3rd closest to the Sun?
Earth
What is a natural satellite of Earth?
The Moon
What is a measurement we use to determine vast distances in space?
Astronomical Unit
What is a common theory used to explain the beginning of the Universe?
Big Bang Theory
Which galaxy are we located within?
What separates the 4 inner and 4 outer planets
Asteroid Belt
Is it considered a Meteoroid, Meteor, or Meteorite when it is on Earth's surface?
Meteorite
What is a light year?
How much light travels in one year
What color is the hottest burning stars?
Blue
How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?
What are the planets called that orbit the sun farther away than Neptune?
Dwarf Planets
What is a ball of frozen gas, rock, and dust that orbits the sun is called?
Comet
How far have human beings gone within our solar system?
The moon
What color are the coolest burning stars?
Red
How long does it take for the Moon to revolve around the Earth?
About a month
True or False. The farther you get from the Sun the longer the Revolution.
True
Is it a Meteoroid, Meteor, or Meteorite when a space rock goes through Earth's atmosphere and starts to burn up?
Meteor
Where is the next stopping point for human space exploration?
Mars
In order for a star to be born, this vocab word is needed, along with gravity to create a star.
Nebula
This habitable satellite was placed in Earth's orbit by NASA in order to do research.
International Space Station
What is the order of the Solar System starting from closest to the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Put these words in order from largest to smallest. Galaxy, Universe, Planet, Solar System
Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Planet
Which is closer to the Sun the Asteroid belt or Jupiter?
Asteroid belt
Black Hole
Which two planets have no moons?
Mercury and Venus