Meteors, comets, and asteroids
Which orbits the sun between Jupiter and Mars?
Asteroids
When is it considered a meteor?
When it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
What are comets?
Comets are chunks of ice and dust and small rocky particles whose orbits are usually very long, narrow ellipses.
What is the hottest planet?
Venus
What kind of eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the earth and the sun?
Solar eclipse
Which orbits the sun?
Comets and Asteroids
When it breaks off of an asteroid, it is called a ______?
Meteoroid
A comet is a frozen ball of ____.
Ice and Dust
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What kind of eclipse occurs when the earth is directly between the sun and moon.
Lunar Eclipse
Which can be visible in our sky?
comets and meteors
Where do meteoroids usually come from?
Comets or Asteroids
Comets sometimes have a tail of ____ and ___.
Dust and Gas
Which planet is the biggest?
Jupiter
True or False: An annular eclipse completely covers the sun.
FALSE
Which has a coma, nucleus, and tails?
Comet
When is it considered a meteorite?
When it hits the Earth's surface
Why do we usually not see comets?
They are too far away
Do the inner planets or outer planets have more moons?
Outer planets
Which eclipse only occurs during the day?
Solar
Asteroids are made out of rock and metal and a ______ is made of ice and dust.
Comet
Are meteors, meteoroids, or meteorites found in space?
meteoroids
Where are the two locations in the solar system that comets are located?
Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
Do the inner or outer planets have rings?
Outer planets
What color does the moon appear in a total lunar eclipse?
Red