Objects in our Solar System

^{Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:}

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteroids

• Meteors

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:

• The Kupier Belt
• The Oort Cloud
• The Planetary Rings
• The Asteroid Belt

One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:

• are made of rock
• come from the Asteroid Belt
• come from the Oort Cloud
• orbit the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Planets that have no solid surface and are made of gases such as hydrogen and helium are called:

• Gas Giants
• Terrestrial Planets

Huge chunks of rock and metal (some measuring miles wide) and are believed to be left-over pieces of planets and moons are called:

• Comets
• Meteors
• Asteroids
• Meteroids

We often see these objects appear as "shooting stars" or streak of light in the sky. They are "smaller" pieces of rock that are burning in our atmosphere.

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Meteroids

• Comets

Asteroids "hang out" in the Asteroid Belt between the planets of:

• Earth and Mars
• Mercury and Venus
• Saturn and Neptune
• Mars and Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The first four planets that are closest to the sun are categorized as:

• Gas Giants
• Terrestrial Planets 

When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteors

• Meteorites

Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?

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