Module 26 Celestial Objects

Which of the following are characteristics of a dwarf planet?

• Has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit and is not a moon.

• Orbits the Sun

• Rotates on an axis

• Has enough mass to have a nearly round shape

Moons are studied in relation to the planet or celestial object they _______.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A natural satellite is another name for which celestial object?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Moon

• Star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: All of the planets in our solar system have at least one moon.

• True

• False

Between which two planets can the asteroid belt be found?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Movement of asteroids is based on their revolution around the ___________

• Sun

• Moon

• Asteroid Belt

• Planets

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

About how many million miles thick is the asteroid belt?

• 106

• 92

• 75

• 27

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the area of our Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small celestial bodies including dwarf planets made mostly of ice called?

• Asteroid Belt

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Kuiper Belt

• Pluto's Belt

Which celestial object has a main body or head made up of ice, methane, ammonia and/or dust as well as a characteristic tail that emerges as it gets closer to the Sun during its orbit?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteoroid

What is the area beyond the Kuiper Belt, in which you can find icy, comet-like bodies called?

• Asteroid Belt

• Milky Way

• Darkness

• Oort Cloud