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The Final Frontier
Name that Planet
Space Rocks
Somewhere, Out There!
Odds and Ends
100

This attractive force holds all objects made of matter in space together.

Gravity

100

This planet has the largest temperature of any planet in our solar system and looks very similar to our moon.

Mercury

100

This is a piece of space rock or debris before it enters Earth's atmosphere.

Meteoroid
100
This is Newton's 1st Law which states that an object in motion stays in motion or an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. This property is known as what?

Inertia

100

After being demoted from planet status in 2006, Pluto is now labeled as what?

A Dwarf Planet

200

A spherical object that is illuminated by the star it orbits. 

A Planet

200

This planet is the only planet in the solar system to be "just right" for life. It has water, an oxygen-filled atmosphere, and a solid surface to stand on.

Earth

200

Often found in the dividing region between Mars and Jupiter, these varying size space rocks have often been accredited with killing the dinosaurs.

Asteroids

200

Our sun will not become this when it dies; however, supermassive stars such as supergiants will and its gravity is so strong that not even light can escape.

Black Holes

200

What are 2 words you can use to describe the Inner Planets?

Small

Rocky

Cratered

Few Moons

Spins Slowly

300

Everything that is in space that is known or thought to exist.

The Universe

300

This planet has the fastest winds in our solar system and is blue because of the high presence of Methane on its surface. 

Neptune

300

Often referred to as shooting stars, this is the bright light produces by space rocks or debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.

Meteor

300

A Giant Ball of Hydrogen or Helium gas found throughout space that is self luminous and constantly undergoing nuclear fusion.

Stars

300

What are 2 facts you can use to describe the Outer Planets?

Large 

Gasous

Many Moons

Thick Atmosphere

Spins Quickly

400

Large Groups of stars with that are all of similar age and type that came from the same Nebula.

Star Cluster

400

This planet is red due to the high presence of iron oxide or rust in its soil. Olympus Mons (The Largest Volcano in our solar system) can be found on this planet.

Mars

400

These objects are composed of ice and dust and have orbits around our sun which can extend as far out as the Kuiper Belt. Their long tails are their surfaces being burned off as they fly through space.

Comets

400

This is the hottest planet in our solar system because its atmosphere is almost complete Carbon Dioxide. It is also the only planet in our solar system that spins Clockwise.

Venus

400

What is the name of the closest star to our sun? How far away is it from us?

Proxima Centauri; 4.2 Lightyears Away
500

Also known as a stellar nursery, these giant clouds of dust and gas are the location where many stars begin. 

Nebulas

500

This planet has an axis that is tilted over 90* which makes it look like it is rolling around the sun like a ball and it is the coldest planet in our solar system.

Uranus

500

This is a piece of space rock that actually passes through the Earth's atmosphere and makes contact with the Earth's surface. They are very expensive!

Meteorite
500

This planet is made almost completely of Hydrogen and Helium, with rings made of dust and ice.  If this planet could be placed in water, it would float.

Saturn

500

Please list the planets in order from the Sun outward. Don't forget to include the Asteroid Belt!

Sun -> Mercury -> Venus -> Earth -> Mars ->Asteroid Belt -> Jupiter -> Saturn -> Uranus -> Neptune