Objects in the Solar System

Which objects in our solar system orbit the sun in the area between Mars & Jupiter?

• meteoroids 
• comets
• asteroids
• dwarf planets

Which group of planets are large and mostly made of gas?

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• asteroid belt

Which of the following characteristics made Pluto a dwarf planet?

• orbits the sun

• has a nearly round shape

• creates its own energy

• hasn't cleared its neighborhood (doesn't have dominant gravity)

Which object may begin to melt as it gets near the sun?

• planet

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which small rocky objects don't orbit the sun and may be debris from comets or asteroids?

• meteors

• asteroids

• comets

• moons

Comets and asteroids both orbit our sun.

• True

• False

How many stars are in our solar system?

• one

• two

• many

Objects made of frozen gases and rock that have highly elliptical orbits around the sun are called...

• meteors
• asteroids
• comets 
• planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which often enters are atmosphere, where they burn up and are known as 'shooting stars'?

• comets

• meteors

• asteroids

Which planets are the inner planets starting with the one closest to the sun?

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

• Venus, Earth, Neptune, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars