Solar System 6.11A

The luminous celestial body around which Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.

• star
• planet
• moon
• sun

The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the sun.

• meteorites
• meteroid
• asteroid belt
• comet

A small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light.

• satellite
• comet
• coma
• meteor

Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon.

• comet
• asteroids
• meteorites
• systems

A celestial body that revolves around a PLANET.

• moon
• asteroid
• meteoroid
• terrestrial

A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.

• coma
• planet
• comet
• satellite

All inner planets share which of the following characteristics?

• rocky and terrestrial
• extremely cold temperatures
• mostly made of gas
• large amounts of water

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?

• Jovian Planets
• Awesome Sauce Planets
• Gas Giants
• Inner Planets

Which planet is the hottest?

• Earth
• Neptune
• Mercury
• Venus

What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?

• Outer Planets
• Terrestrial Planets
• Inner Planets
• Oort Cloud