Astronomical Bodies

A celestial body that revolves around a planet.

• Moon

• Star

• Comet

• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Something that orbits around another object.

• Satellite

• Sun

• Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon.

• Meteor

• Meteorites

• Meteoid

What is the region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun called?

• Asteroid Belt

• Solar System

• Inner Planet

• Outer Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Name given to any of the planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt.

• Asteroid Belt

• Solar System

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

Name given to any of the rocky, terrestrial planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars - whose orbits are inside the asteroid belt.

• Asteroid Belt

• Solar System

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Name given to the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system.

• Satellite

• Planet

• Solar

• Rocky

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Name given to a ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.

• Satellite

• Planet

• Solar

• Star

Name given to the luminous celestial body around which the Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.

• Satellite

• Planet

• Sun

• Star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Between which 2 planets do we find the asteroid belt?

• Mercury and Jupiter

• Earth and Mars

• Mars and Jupiter

• Jupiter and Saturn