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Mass and Weight
Rotation vs Revolution
Inner Planets vs Outer Planets
Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets
Miscellaneous (Random)
100
The amount of matter in an object
Mass
100
Spinning on an axis
Rotation
100
Name the 4 inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
100
Most found in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
Asteroids
100
Super-heated plasma that creates its own light and energy
Sun
200
The force of gravity pulling on an object
Weight
200
Orbiting around an object completely one time
Revolution
200
Name the 4 outer planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
200
Made of frozen gas, water, and dust
Comets
200
Curved path of an object around another object
Orbit
300
When gravity increases, what happens to the mass of an object?
Stays the same
300
Measured by a day
Rotation
300
Rocky surface, warmer temperatures, less mass
Inner planets
300
Orbits around the sun (2 answers! Must have both!)
Asteroids and comets
300
Three possible stages (A, M, or C?)
Meteors
400
When gravity increases, what happens to the weight of an object?
It increases too
400
Measured by a year
Revolution
400
Large planets, gas surfaces, can have rings
Outer planets
400
A burning space rock (“shooting star”)
Meteors
400
The pull of objects towards another object
Gravity
500
Where will you weigh more, on the earth or on the moon?
On Earth
500
Which is longer on Venus?
Rotation (Its day is longer than its year!)
500
What is another name for the outer planets?
Gas Giants
500
Large rocks
Asteroids
500
Large tail (A, M, or C?)
Comet