Objects in the Night Sky

What is the only natural satellite that orbits the Earth?

• Titan

• Moon

• Io

• Ganymede

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Why is Pluto no longer a planet in our Solar System?

• It orbits around the Sun.

• It is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity.

• It hasn't cleared its orbit of debris.

• It orbits another star.

Which planet is this?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

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Which are TRUE statements about stars?

• Ball of superheated gases

• Made of hydrogen and helium

• Do not have their own light

• Do not change position relative to each other

What are these objects that orbit the sun but are not large enough to be a planet. They usually originate from the debris between Mars and Jupiter.

• Meteors

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Falling Stars

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Which one is a comet?

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Which objects orbit the sun? Choose 3 answers.

• Comet

• Meteorite

• Planet

• Asteroid

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Which object is in the process of creating a streak of light as it heats up in the atmosphere?

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

• Meteor

What are a group of stars that can represent a figure, animal or object?

• Star groups

• Constellations

• Planetarium

• Asteroid Belt

Name the constellation.

• Ursa Major

• Big dipper

• Orion

• Aries