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What are asteroids?
Irregular shaped, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
Which planet orbits the Sun in the least amount of time?
Mercury
What is a bowl-shaped dent caused by a meteor hitting the surface of the Earth?
Crater
What is a meteoroid?
A rocky, metallic, or icy object that travels close to the earth.
How large can a meteorite be?
As small as a marble, as large as a basketball
Where are most of the asteroids in our solar system located?
Between Mars and Jupiter. (The asteroid belt)
What planet takes the most amount of time to orbit the Sun?
Neptune
Where else can craters be found other than Earth?
The Moon
What happens when a meteroid becomes a meteor?
It gets pulled into Earth's atmosphere and becomes hot and glows.
List two interesting facts about meteors
They are in Earth's atmosphere; sometimes they're called shooting or falling stars; about 500 reach Earth's surface each year; they often break up into smaller pieces and burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
What is the shape of a comet's orbit around the Sun?
Elliptical
What's our little pal who got kicked out of the solar system called?
Pluto
About how many meteors reach the surface of the Earth each year?
About 500
List two interesting facts about asteroids.
They can be as small as 1/2 mile across, to 360 miles across; most can be found between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt; they are irregularly shaped, rocky objects.
List two interest facts about Gas Giants
They are the outer planets; they have gas surfaces; they are the larger planets; they have rings
What happens when a comet comes close to the Sun?
It develops a tail.
What is a meteor?
A rocky object that enters the Earth's atmosphere
What is the name for the four planets closest to the Sun?
The Inner Planets
What are dwarf planets?
Spherical solid objects that are smaller than planets but larger than asteroids.
List two interesting facts about Terrestrial Planets
They have hard, rocky surfaces; they are smaller planets; they are the inner planets; the have no rings
What is a meteor called after it hits Earth?
A meteorite.
List the inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
List the outer planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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List all 8 planets in order!
Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune