Space Objects

Which is equal to one day on a planet?

• One revolution

• One orbit

• One axis

• One rotation

Out of these 4 objects, what is the third largest?

• Planet

• Meteoroid

• Dwarf Planet

• Asteroid

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You have 5 minutes to draw and color your favorite space object

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A meteor that stikes the Earth's surface is called a _________.

• meteorite

• sun

• planet

• outer planet

The closest star to the Earth is the __________.

• Milky Way

• Sun

• moon

• Big Dipper

___________ is the farthest planet from the sun.

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Earth

• Mars

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Moons are naturally occurring satellites that orbit planets.

• True

• False

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When a ______ gets close to the Sun, its frozen material begins to melt and forms a trail of dust, rock and gas behind it.

• comet

• meteoroid

• meteor

• star

The Milky Way is larger than our solar system. It contains more than 200 billion stars, including the Sun and our solar system.

• True

• False

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The largest planets in our solar system are called _______.

• meteors

• gas giants

• terrestrial