SCS 8P2 Earth in Space - Check Point 1

Name the second planet from the Sun.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

What exists in great number between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

• Moons

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Planets

What is the name given to something that orbits a planet?

• Star

• Moon

• Asteroid

• Comet

It takes ___ days for the Earth to orbit the Sun once.

Name the force holding the Earth in orbit.

• Gravitational

• Friction

• Circular

• Thrust

What do we call the gas clouds where all stars are formed?

• Red Giant

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Nebula

What do you call the stage all stars go through after the main sequence?

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Red Giant

• Neutron Star