Astronomical Bodies

Between which 2 planets do we find the asteroid belt?

• Mercury and Jupiter

• Earth and Mars

• Mars and Jupiter

• Jupiter and Saturn

What is a constellation?

• A group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
• A way to find the North Star
• When a planet "spins" around its axis
• The process that creates energy inside of a star

^{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

These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs" and are found in the Oort Cloud.

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Meteoroids

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

• Asteroids
• Comets
• Meteors
• Meteorites 

When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:

• Pothole 
• Crater
• Canyon
• Plateau

What do comets, asteroids and meteor all orbit?

• The Stars

• The Planets

• The Sun

Piece of rock that burns up as it passes through the earth's atmosphere.

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteor

The hottest color star is

• Blue (Mr. Frederick)

• White (Mrs. Ackman)

• Yellow (Miss Buser)

• Red (Ms. Wise)

• Orange (Mr. Steiner)