5th grade Earth and Space Science Review

Front

What is a chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust?

Back

Comet

Front

What is a group of billions of stars, along with the objects that orbit them, gas, and dust?

Back

Galaxy

Front

What is everything that exists called?

Back

Universe

Front

How long does it take for sunlight to reach Earth?

Back

8 minutes

Front

Why is the sun considered the center of the solar system?

Back

Everything in the solar system revolves around the sun.

Front

What is the name of the path that planets take around the sun?

Back

Orbit

Front

What do we call a small rocky body that orbits the sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt?

Back

Asteroid

Front

What is the term for a meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface?

Back

Meteorite

Front

What is the name of the star at the center of our solar system?

Back

The Sun

Front

What is the term for the region of space that includes the sun and all the objects that orbit it?

Back

Solar System