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A celestial body that revolves around a planet.
Moon
Star
Comet
Meteor
Something that orbits around another object.
Satellite
Sun
Galaxy
Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon.
Meteor
Meteorites
Meteoid
What is the region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun called?
Asteroid Belt
Solar System
Inner Planet
Outer Planet
Name given to any of the planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt.
Asteroid Belt
Solar System
Inner Planets
Outer Planets
Name given to any of the rocky, terrestrial planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars - whose orbits are inside the asteroid belt.
Asteroid Belt
Solar System
Inner Planets
Outer Planets
Name given to the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system.
Satellite
Planet
Solar
Rocky
Name given to a ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
Satellite
Planet
Solar
Star
Name given to the luminous celestial body around which the Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.
Satellite
Planet
Sun
Star
Between which 2 planets do we find the asteroid belt?
Mercury and Jupiter
Earth and Mars
Mars and Jupiter
Jupiter and Saturn
Objects made of ice, gas and dust that orbit our sun are called ________________
Asteroids
Comets
Meteroids
Meteors
When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a _________
Pothole
Crater
Canyon
Plateau
What is a piece of rock that burns up as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere called? Also known as a shooting star.
Asteroid
Meteoroid
Comet
Meteor
What keeps the Earth and other planets in orbit?
The sun
Gravity
Earth's magnetic field
Planets with the longest revolution are called ______________
Gas Giants
Terrestrial Planets
Which planets do not have rings?
Gas Giants
Terrestrial Planets
Which planets are made primarily of rock?
Gas Giants
Terrestrial
Which two gases make up stars?
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Calcium
Helium
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