Vocab
Relatively small, rocky object
What is a Asteroid
This is the 5th planet from the sun
What is Jupiter
The completion of one full orbit
What is revolution
A moon is referred to as this
What is a natural satellite
This is a rock from outer space that burns up and forms and streak of bright light
What is a meteor
A celestial Body composed of frozen gases, rocks, and dust
What is a comet
What is gravity
The act of turning place
What is rotation
Moons typically orbit this
This is a rocky object that orbits the sun
What is an asteroid
A natural satellite that orbits a planet
What is the moon
DAILY DOUBLE !!
These are the units that the distance from one planet to the next are measured in
All outer planets orbit the sun this way
What is counterclockwise
Earth has this many moons
What is 1
This is where the asteroid belt is located
What is between Jupiter and Mars
The region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids in the solar system are found
This produces light as a result of nuclear fusion reactions at its core
What is a Star
All planets orbit on this
What is (the same) orbital plane
The moon is this far from earth
What is 0.0026 astronomical units
Daily Double !!
This it where the Oort cloud is located
A massive celestial body of gas that is held together by it’s gravity
The solar system consists of these five things
What are planets, their moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets
All planets rotate on this
What is an axis
DAILY DOUBLE !!
It takes the moon this long to orbit Earth
This is where the Kuiper belt is located
What is the outer edges of the Solar System