Non Planetary Objects & Galaxies 1.3 & 1.4 TEST

Where are Pluto and other dwarf plants found in the solar system?

• the Kuiper Belt
• the asteroid belt
• the Oort cloud
• none of these

The solar system contains the Sun, planets with their moons, and which three other objects?

• asteroids, comets, and black holes
• asteroids, comets, and meteors
• comets, meteors, and black holes
• galaxies, moons, and comets

Which is not part of our solar system?

• galaxies
• comets
• asteroids
• meteors

A ____________ is a group of millions or billions of star.

• constellation
• universe
• galaxy
• solar system

The asteroid belt exists between ___________.

• the sun and Earth
• the inner and outer planets
• Neptune and Pluto
• the Earth and the moon

Rocky bodies that orbit the sun are ____________.

• asteroids
• comets
• galaxies
• moons

____________ are made of ice, dust, and gas.

• asteroids
• comets
• galaxies
• moons

Meteoroids are smaller than asteroids and typically do not stay in an orbit.

• True
• False

Our solar system is part of the ____________.

• Milky Way galaxy
• Andromeda galaxy
• Oort cloud
• Kuiper Belt

The next closest galaxy to the Milky Way is the Andromeda galaxy which is 1 billion light years away.

• True
• False