Astronomy Review

A mountain-size chink of ice and dust that orbits the sun is called?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteorite

• Meteor

A large space rock that orbits the sun is called?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteorite

Which of the following is NOT a gas giant?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Venus

• Neptune

Earth is different from the other planets in the solar system because...

• It collided with Asteroids.

• Makes up the most mass in our solar system.

• Orbits a star.

• Has oceans and lakes.

Where would you find the Asteroid Belt?

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

• Past Neptune

The force that holds the planets in orbit around the sun is called?

• Rotation

• Gravity

• Friction

• Pressure

What is our galaxy?

• Andromeda

• Star One

• The Mars Bar

• The Milky Way

What is the location of the Sun compared to the Earth?

• The Sun is close enough to fly to in one day.
• The Sun is the center of our solar system.
• The Earth is the closet planet to the Sun.
• The Sun revolves around the Earth

Which of the following are considered small rocky planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

What is a small rock that has landed on the surface of Earth called?

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Meteoroid

• Asteroid