The Solar System

These are heavenly bodies with very long orbits. 

• Planets

• Comets 

• Stars 

• The Kuiper Belt 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

This is a planetary-mass object that does not dominate its region of space and is not a satellite.

• A dwarf planet

• A tiny planet

• A gas giant

• A star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This is the home of trillions of comets (part of our solar system).

• The Kuiper Belt

• The Bort Cloud

• The Snort Cloud

• The Oort Cloud

What is the name of our sun (star)?

• Sun

• Star

• Sal

• Sol

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This is the closest star to earth.

• Proxima Centauri

• Alpha Centauri

• Betelgeuse

• Sol

These are rocky planets with fewer moons.

• Outer planets

• Planets

• Inner planets

• Stars