Planets
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
It is the star where planets are revolving.
Sun
________ are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids.
Meteoroid
What planet is called the Red Giant?
Jupiter
What color is the coldest star?
Red
When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called ________.
Meteors
Which planet is closest in size to Earth?
Venus
What do you call the North Star?
Polaris
When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a _______.
Meteorite
The moon called Titan orbits which planet?
Saturn
It is a group of stars that seems to form a picture
Constellation
It is the most visible meteor shower.
Perseids
Which are the four “gas giant” planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What is the brightest star in the sky?
Sirius
It gave birth to the term meteor shower
Leonid storm