KIMS Chart Words
A body of ice and dust that travels in a long narrow orbit around the sun.
What is a COMET
Objects and planets smaller than Earth that orbit the planet.
What is MINOR PLANET
The Milky Way is constantly rotating around a supermassive black hole called?
What is SAGITTARIOUS A
What do scientists think is at that center of our universe?
What is the BLACK HOLE
A streak of light in the sky that forms when a piece of rock from space burns up in Earth's atmosphere.
What is a METEOR
A piece of rock or metal from space that strikes the Earth's surface?
What is a METEORITE
Nothing from the black hole, including ______________, can escape beyond the event horizon.
What is LIGHT
What is a shooting star?
What METEOR
A small object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun.
What is an ASTEROID
Everything that exists in, on and around the Earth?
What is UNIVERSE
List the following components in the Universe from smallest to largest.
Galaxy, Solar System, Star, Universe
What is STAR, SOLAR SYSTEM, GALAXY, UNIVERSE
Where is the asteroid belt?
Between the inner and outer planets-or between Mars and Jupiter.
A cloud of ice bodies surrounding our solar system
What is the Oort Cloud
The most common shape of the galaxy is the spiral shape. They contain a galactic bulge in the center that is very bright and can have arms that make a spiral.
What is SPIRAL GALAXY.
What is our galaxy?
What is the MILKY WAY
Where do comets originate from? (2 places in the solar system)
1. The Oort Cloud
2. The Kuiper Belt
An area in our solar system beyond the planets where small icy bodies are located?
What is the KUIPER BELT
Galaxies that are shaped like an oval or an egg. They do not have a lot of dust or gas.
What are ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES
What is Ms. Miller's Dog's name?
What is REMI short for REMMINGTON
How many kids does Ms. Miller have?
What is 2