Space Unit

___________ separates the inner planets and outer planets of our solar system.

• Orion's Belt

• The Kuiper Belt

• Meteor Belt

• Asteroid Belt

The largest planet in our solar system.

• Mars

• Pluto

• Mercury

• Jupiter

The earth has _______ natural satellites.

• two

• one

• none

• seven

The sun and the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the sun.

• Astronomy

• Kuyper Belt

• Solar System

• Constellation

A large round object that orbits the sun on its own path.

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Meteorite

• Planet

1. A giant ball of extremely hot gas that produces light. 

• Comet

• Axis

• Star

• Planet

A small piece of space matter orbiting the sun; most are a few millimeters long, but they can be up to a meter long.

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

• Eclipse

A large chunk of rock that orbits the Sun in the asteroid belt; can be a couple of meters to hundreds of kilometers long. 

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Kuiper Belt

•  Galaxy

What are the FOUR outer planets?

• MARS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO, EARTH

• PLUTO, NEPTUNE, URANUS, SATURN

• JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE

• MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS

WHAT SEPARATES THE INNER PLANETS FROM THE OUTER PLANETS?

• THE SUN

• THE MOON

• THE MILKY WAY

• THE ASTEROID BELT