Space Unit Review

Label the yellow part of the Comet

• Tail

• Coma

• Nucleus

Label the outer ring of the Comet

• Nucleus

• Coma

• Tail

Label the center of the Comet

• Coma

• Nucleus

• Tail

What planet in our solar system is closest to the sun

• Saturn

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

I am a large chunk of rock and metal. I am orbiting the Sun somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. What am I?

• A planet

• An Asteroid

• A meteor

• A Comet

What is the hottest planet in our Solar System?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Which Planet is the only known to support life and have lots of liquid water?

• Earth

• The Moon

• Venus

• Saturn

What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?

• Comets are always closer to the Sun than asteroids are

• The comet has an ice shell covering (like a dirty snowball), but the asteroid doesn't

• The asteroid has an ice shell covering (like a dirty snowball), but the comet doesn't

• Comets are only ever found on Earth.

All of the planets in the solar system have moons, except for two. Which two planets have no moons?

• Earth and Saturn

• Mars and Neptune

• Venus and Jupiter

• Mercury and Venus

The outer planets are more spread out than the inner planets

• True
• False