The universe
What is the universe?
Everything. It includes all of space, and all the matter and energy that space contains.
What are the Inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
What are the Outer planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What is Pluto?
Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune.
True or false. The sun is the biggest star
False
True or false. Inner planets have shorter orbits than outer planets.
True
Which planet has rings?
Saturn
What is a Meteoroid?
Objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids.
What is a supernova?
A supernova is the biggest explosion that humans have ever seen. Each blast is the extremely bright, super-powerful explosion of a star.
Are inner planets Terrestrial or Extraterrestrial?
Terrestrial
Are Outer planets Terrestrial or Extraterrestrial?
Extraterrestrial
What is between the inner and outer planets?
the Asteroid belt
How is a black hole created?
When stars explode.
What is the biggest inner planet?
Earth
What planet is tilted?
Uranus
What is the difference between a meteor, a meteorite, and a meteoroid?
Meteoroids: Objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids.
Meteors: When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors.
Meteorites: When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite.
How big is the universe?
Trick question. The universe is constantly expanding
How many Earths can fit in the Sun?
Over a million
Which outer planet is the Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
What is the Oort Cloud?
Everything past Pluto in the Solar System