CHAPTER 11 GARDE 5 SCIENCE PARC 1

Fill in the blank: An ______ is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, usually found between Mars and Jupiter.

• asteroid

• comet

• planet

• star

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a body of ice, rock, and dust that develops a tail when it approaches the Sun.

• comet

• asteroid

• planet

• meteor

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a streak of light in the sky produced by a meteoroid burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

• meteor

• comet

• asteroid

• planet

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a piece of rock or metal from space that lands on Earth's surface.

• meteorite

• asteroid

• comet

• star

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the Earth's atmosphere.

• meteoroid

• asteroid

• comet

• planet

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a large body that revolves around the Sun and does not make its own light.

• planet

• star

• comet

• asteroid

Fill in the blank: The ______ ______ is the Sun and all bodies that travel, or revolve, around it.

• solar system

• lunar eclipse

• asteroid belt

• Milky Way

Which of the following is the largest and most massive part of the solar system?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• Pluto

According to the passage, how do planets shine?

• By producing their own light

• By reflecting the Sun's light

• By burning gases

• By colliding with asteroids

What is the solar system?

• The Sun, nine planets and their moons, and many smaller bodies make up the solar system.

• A group of stars that form a constellation in the night sky.

• A collection of comets orbiting a distant star.

• A single planet and its atmosphere.