Your extra questions!

Why does the Earth orbit the sun faster than Neptune?

• distance from the sun

• weight of the planet

• age of the planet

• landscape of the planet

How is helium made on the sun?

• materials from meteors

• hydrogen fusion

• humans supply it

• all of the above

Which is the farthest planet from the sun?

• Mars

• Uranus

• Mercury

• Neptune

What type of orbit does the earth have?

• elliptical

• circular

• hyperbolic

• parabolic

What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

• a meteor floats in space and meteorite hits the earth

• a meteor burns up in the atmosphere and meteorite hits the earth

• a meteor hits the earth and meteorite burns up in the the atmosphere

• they aren't different

How many layers does the sun have?

• five

• six

• seven

• eight

Which two planets is the asteroid belt between?

• Mars and Jupiter

• Mercury and Venus

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Earth and Mars

What is a meteor called when it hits Earth's atmosphere?

• a pulsar

• a meteroid

• a shooting star

• a white dwarf

What is the innermost layer of the sun?

• convective zone

• core

• corona

• photosphere

What is a constellation?

• a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern

• a small body of matter from space

• a luminous ball of gas held together by its own gravity

• a floating piece of matter in space