Moon
This pulls the Earth's oceans, creating tides
What is gravity?
The number of planets in our solar system
What is 8
These travel around the sun in elliptical orbits
What is a comet?
Asteroids come from this
What is a belt?
Another word for Space Rock
What is meteor
This is covering the Moon's surface
What are craters, mountain and flat plains?
The planet closest to the sun
What is Mercury?
Comets develop this the closer they get to the sun.
What is a tail?
The estimated number of asteroids in the solar system
What is millions?
The fastest speed recorded for a meteor
What is 71 km per second?
The moon is Earth's only natural what?
What is satellite?
The "Red Planet"
What is Mars?
Comets are made of this material
What is ice, dust and rock?
The shape of an asteroid
What is odd or irregular?
When meteors enter Earth's atmosphere, they do this
What is burn up?
What does the moon orbit?
What is Earth?
These 2 planets have no moon
What is Mercury and Venus?
Comets brought this to Earth to help support life.
What is water?
The asteroid belt is found near this planet
What is Mars or Jupiter?
The colors meteors can burn
What is orange, yellow and blue?
The number of days for the moon to complete its orbit
What is 28 days
The hottest planet in our solar system
What is Venus?
These "Dirty Snowballs" helped provide scientists with clues about the early what?
What is solar system?
A meteor that lands on Earth
What is meteorite?
This happens when the Earth passes through the debris trails left behind by comets or asteroids.
What is a meteor shower?