Objects in Space

Which of these planets has more than one moon?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

What feature do Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn share?

• They all have at least one moon

• They are all made of rock

• They all have the same orbit

• They are all made of gas

Our galaxy is called the

• Earth Nebula

• The Hubble Galaxy

• The Milky Way

• The Snickers

When comets come close to the Sun, they develop a tail that glows so we can see it from Earth. Asteroids do not develop tails like this. In what other way are asteroids different from comets?

• Asteroids orbit planets while comets orbit the Sun

• Asteroids are rocky while comets are balls of ice and dust

• Asteroids orbit outside of the Solar System while comets do not

• Asteroids are smooth and round while comets are lumpy shapes

What is found between the inner planets and the outer planets?

• asteroids

• comets

• air

• moons

Why can we see the moon at night?

• It burns hot gases like a star

• The moon reflects light from the Earth

• The moon reflects the light from the Sun

• The moon blocks the light from the Sun causing it to glow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Comets and asteroids both crash into planets or their moons sometimes. In what other ways are comets and asteroids similar?

• They both have a smooth, round shape

• They are both found in orbit around the Sun

• They both develop glowing tails near the Sun

• They are both made of ice and rock particles

A comet's tail can be millions of kilometers long as it gets closer to the Sun. What is another interesting fact about a comet's tail?

• It curls like a cat.

• It always faces towards the Sun.

• It always faces away from the Sun.

• It has a furry tail.

Which of these strikes the Earth?

• comet

• meteor

• meteoroid

• meteorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located?

• Mars and Earth

• Mars and Jupiter

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Uranus and Neptune