Our Solar System and Planets

Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Planet

• Meteor

Small, icy objects that orbit the Sun, and develop a tail as it nears the Sun

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Planet

• Meteor

Object that orbits the Sun, is nearly spherical in shape, and shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteroid

• Dwarf Planet

Streak of light produced by a meteoroid as it passes through Earth's atmosphere

• Meteor

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Planet

Solid bits of debris that travels through the solar system

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

• Planet

The moon is

• Streak of light produced by a meteoroid

• Natural satellite that orbits an object other than a star

• Small, rocky object that orbits the Sun

• Daily rising and falling level of the oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A Planet is:

• Natural satellite that orbits an object other than a star

• Object that orbits the Sun, and shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size

• Object that orbits the Sun, is massive enough to be nearly spherical in shape, and has no other large object in its orbital path

• Small, icy object that orbits the Sun, and develops a tail as it nears the Sun

The first step in the Scientific Inquiry process is:

• Make a conclusion

• Ask questions

• Analyze the data

• Hypothesize

According to this theory, the Universe formed from a single point and is still expanding

• Oxygen theory of combustion

• Heliocentric theory

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Big Bang theory

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Light Years are:

• The measurement of distance between stars

• The time it takes to turn on a light

• The time it takes for you to turn off a light

• Your age