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Pieces of space rock that are too small to be planets or dwarf planets but still revolve around the sun

• Comets
• Asteroids
• Meteoroid
• Meteor

Most asteroids in our solar system revolve around a zone called the asteroid belt. Where is the asteroid belt located?

• Between the orbits of Earth and Mars
• Between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn
• Between the orbits of Uranus and Neptune
• Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

Large clump of ice, dust, and small rock particles that has a tail and orbits the sun on a long path

• asteroids
• meteor
• comet
• planet

The tail of a comet if made of

• gases
• pieces of rock

While looking at the sky one night, Bevan saw a streak of light like the one below. Bevan’s father told him that the light was produced by a small chunk of rock passing through Earth’s atmosphere. Which of these terms best describes what Bevan saw?

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Meteor
• Meteorite

The inner planets are separated from the outer planets by what?

• The Kuiper Belt

• The Asteroid Belt

• Comets

• Dwarf Planets

Choose the correct order of the inner planets from innermost to outermost.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus

• Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

Choose all the characteristics that apply to outer planets.

• Colder

• Many moons

• Rings

• Solid Surfaces

• Smaller

Choose all the characteristics that apply to the inner planets.

• Smaller

• Warmer

• Made of mostly gas

• Solid surfaces

• Few or no moons

Which factor is MOST responsible for the average temperature of a planet?

• distance from the sun

• the availability of water

• the length of a day on the planet

• the composition of the atmosphere