Solar System Test RETAKE 24-25

Front

Where is the asteroid belt located?

Back

Between Mars and Jupiter.

Front

What are objects made of ice, gas, and dust that orbit our sun called?

Back

Comets.

Front

What is the name of the region that exists much further out than the Kuiper belt and is at the very edge of the Solar System?

Back

Oort Cloud.

Front

What keeps the planets in orbit in our solar system?

Back

Gravity from the Sun.

Front

Why does Jupiter have multiple moons while Earth only has one?

Back

Jupiter is a larger planet than Earth and has a larger gravitational attraction, causing other objects to orbit it from a greater distance.

Front

What is the main component of the Solar System that provides the gravitational force for the planets?

Back

The Sun.

Front

What are the small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt?

Back

Asteroids.

Front

What is the term for the region of space beyond Neptune that contains many icy bodies?

Back

Kuiper Belt.

Front

What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

Back

Jupiter.

Front

What is the term for a celestial body that orbits a planet?

Back

Moon.