Vocabulary
What goes up must come down
What!! No Pluto?
Space Junk
The First Order
100
A huge collection of stars, gas, and dust
Galaxy or Galaxies
100
Two properties that affect gravity
Mass and Distance
100
Name the 4 rocky planets in order from the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
100
This rock fell from space and hit the ground, what is it called?
Meteorite
100
What is the name of the second planet
Venus
200
A meteoroid that strikes the planet or moon
Meteorite
200
Does gravity Push, Pull, Drag, or Explode an object?
Pull
200
Name the 4 gas planets in order from the sun
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
200
This is a shooting star, what is another name for it?
Meteor
200
What is the name of the 7th Planet
Uranus
300
An attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass
Gravity
300
Draw a diagram explaining how a planet orbits the sun. Be sure to label the arrows showing the different forces
300
Which two planets do not have moons?
Mercury and Venus
300
What type of galaxy is this?
Spiral Galaxy
300
With Mercury being 1, what number would this planet be?
Number 6
400
An object that orbits the sun and is nearly spherical in shape, but shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size.
Dwarf Planet
400
Why does the moon orbit the earth and not the sun?
Because the earth is closer to the moon than the sun therefore has a stronger gravitation force.
400
What is the name of Earth's Moon?
The Moon.
400
What type of Galaxy is this?
Irregular Galaxy
400
What is the 3rd Planet from the sun?
Earth
500
A small rocky object that orbits the sun
Asteroid
500
Besides the sun, which planet would have the next strongest gravitational force?
Jupiter
500
Why is Pluto not considered a planet? (2 Reasons)
1) It's orbit is not in line with the other planets
2) It is a dwarf Planet because it has other objects it orbits with which are close to the same size as Pluto
500
A side B Side
Based on this picture of a comet, where is the sun located? A side or the B side?
A side
500
What is the 8th Planet from the sun?
Neptune