Where We Are in Place and Time 6ºA

What is a planet?

• A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.

• A small body moving in the Solar System that would become a meteor if it entered the Earth's atmosphere.

• A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.

• A small rocky body orbiting the sun.

Why is Earth the only planet to have oxygen?

• Because it has water.

• Because it has plants.

• Because it has people.

• Because it has animals.

Which planet is most probable to have life?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Venus

• Neptune

Do all planets have an atmosphere?

• Yes

• No

What is a dwarf planet?

• A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.

• A small body moving in the Solar System that would become a meteor if it entered the Earth's atmosphere.

• A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.

• A small rocky body orbiting the sun.

Pluto, Eris, Ceres, Makemake and Haumea are...

• constellations

• stars

• planets

• dwarf planets

What is a constellation?

• A group of rocks in the sky that make up a certain pattern.

• A group of planets in the sky that make up a certain pattern.

• A group of stars in the sky that make up a certain pattern.

What is the function of a star?

• A star produces light and heat when it starts fusing hydrogen atoms together to form helium nuclei.

• A star produces gasses to light up the sky.

• A star produces light and heat that makes gasses in the sky.

What is a galaxy?

• A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure.

• A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.

• A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.

• A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a ‘tail’ of gas and dust particles pointing away from the Sun.

Which are galaxies?

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Large Magellanic Cloud

• Small Magellanic Cloud