The Solar System

Where is the asteroid belt located in the solar system?

• Between mars and earth

• just before mercury's orbit

• just outside Neptune's orbit

• between the inner and outer planets

Where is the Kuiper belt located in the solar system?

• between the inner and outer planets

• between mars and earth

• just before mercury's orbit

• just outside of neptune's orbit

Which of the following planets is considered a terrestrial planet?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

All of the following MUST be true for a celestial object to be considered a planet EXCEPT:

• be in orbit around a star

• not cross any other object's orbit

• have enough mass to be pulled into a stable sphere

• dominate its orbit

Which of the following is NOT true about the outer planets?

• they do not have solid surfaces

• it includes Neptune

• they are composed primarily of rock

• they are referred to as the gas giants

A meteor that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth is called...

• meteorite

• meteroid

• meteor

• meteorate

Which of the following is considered the boundary of out solar system?

• the asteroid belt

• the Kuiper belt

• the orbit of Neptune

• the Oort cloud

Which of the following celestial objects is found in Earths atmosphere?

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteorite

• comet

Which group of planets is called the terrestrial planets?

• inner planets

• outer planets

Which group of planets are larger in size?

• inner planets

• outer planets