Solar System
Six things found in our solar system.
sun, planets, satellites, asteroids,
meteoroids, comets, and other space debris.
The percentage of the matter that exists in our solar system in which the sun accounts for?
99%
A dazzling display of streaking lights brightening our nights.
Meteor shower.
Pluto's type of planet.
dwarf
The two planets in which the Asteroid Belt is found.
Jupiter and Mars
Found at the center of our solar system?
the sun
The largest object in our solar system?
the sun
It is smaller than an asteroid or comet.
Meteoroid.
The natural line dividing the two groups of planets.
Asteroid belt
Are all asteroids in space part of the Asteroid Belt?
no. There are also random ones that have their own
unique orbit.
It keeps planets in perfect orbit around the sun.
The number of earths it takes to fit the sun?
1.3 million
They light up from the friction that exists between the rock and the gases within the earth’s atmosphere.
at this point, a meteoroid is considered a meteor
The eight planets in our solar system.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupitar
It holds the Asteroid Belt up in space.
gravitational pull
The galaxy in which our sun is located?
The Milky Way
Is the sun the biggest star in the galaxy?
no
Another name often referred to for a meteor.
shooting star
Two groups of planets.
Inner, Outer
Asteroids are made from them.
bits and pieces of space dirt that did not
form into planets.
It makes up the sun.
a massive ball of burning gases
The suns fuel.
Hydrogen
A large piece of frozen gas or dust.
comet
What the inner planets are formed from.
The most popular comet last spotted in 1986.
Halley's Comet