Planets
Dwarf planets are smaller than_________and larger than __________
planets and larger than asteroids
4 outer planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
4 inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What is the saying to remember the planet order?
My very energetic mother just served us nachos/noodles
What do meteorites look like when they hit the ground? What do they cause?
Rocks and cause craters
Say all the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What planet has shorter orbit? Saturn, Earth or Neptune?
Why?
Earth
Its orbit path is shorter
Where is asteroid belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter
What are comets made of?
Dust, rock, ice and frozen gases
Meteoroids that enter Earth's atmosphere and that are hot enough glow are called?
Meteors
What do terrestrial and gas giants have in common?
They both rotate, revolve and orbit the sun.
What are bowl shaped dents caused by meteorites?
Craters
What planets have more moons?
Outer planets or Gas Giants
What are 2 movements all the planets make?
Revolve and rotate
Meteoroids
2 facts about gas giants
Gas surface, many moons, rings, larger
Irregularly shaped, rocky objects that orbit the sun are called?
Asteroids
2 facts about terrestrial planets
rocky, 0, 1 or 2 moons, no rings, smaller
When can we see comets?
Where does the tail face?
When they are near the sun.
Tail points away from the sun.
What does a meteor do when it enters Earth's atmosphere?
It becomes hot and glows.
Bonus: Why does comet's tail push away from the sun?
Solar wind pushes gas and dust away?
Bonus: What planet rotates at same speed as Earth?
Mars
What are large bright objects that are made of dust, small rocks, ice and frozen gases.
What is their nickname?
Comets
Dirty snowballs
Why was Halley's comet named that?
Edmond Halley discovered it.
What sizes are meteorites?
marble to basketball