Space

An orbit is

• the center of our solar system.

• the smaller planets closest to the Sun.

• the path a planet takes around the Sun.

• the larger planets outside the asteroid belt, made of gas.

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What are the differences between asteroids and planets?

• Planets orbit around the Sun and asteroids do not.

• Asteroids are able to hit Earth and planets are not.

• Planets rotate at a speed much faster than asteroids.

• Planets are larger and shaped like spheres, while asteroids are smaller and not spherical.

Large metallic, rocky bodies that orbit the sun; found between Mars and Jupiter are called...

• asteroids

• meteoroids

• comets

• meteors

The asteroid belt can be found between which two planets?

• Earth and Mars

• Venus and Earth

• Saturn and Uranus

• Mars and Jupiter

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Which statement best describes the definition of a moon?

• a natural satellite orbiting a larger body

• massive enough to be round but has not cleared its orbit

• a larger body that orbits a smaller body

• massive enough & solid to land a space probe on

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The doughnut-shaped region, just past Neptune, where icy objects have stable orbits is called ___

• the Gerard Belt

• the Scattered Disk

• the Kuiper Belt

• the Kuiper Disk

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The third region of icy objects, a spherical cloud which starts roughly 300 billion kilometers out, is called ___

• the Oort Cloud

• the Oort Disk

• the Kuiper Cloud

• the scattered disk

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Where do most comets come from?

• In the Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud beyond Neptune's orbit

• In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Near the Sun

• Earth's atmosphere

What is the correct order of planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

• Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Earth, Pluto, Mars, Mercury, Neptune

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Which planet is known for it's red, rust covered surface?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter