Intro Solar System

Includes the 8 planets, dwarf planets, moons, and other objects that obit the sun.

• outer planets

• universe

• solar system

• inner planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Planets that are small, rocky (terrestrial), and closer to the sun

• outer planets

• asteroids

• meteorites

• inner planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Pieces of rock and dust in space that are smaller than asteroids (they can be made of rock, metal, or both)

• asteroids

• meteoroids

• meteorites

• meteors

The largest planet in the solar system. It is a gas giant. It has a thin set of rings and at least 26 moons. The planet has a large red spot-huge storm raging on the planet.

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Jupiter

Which celestial object is primarily composed of ice, dust, and rocky material, and often has a visible coma or tail when near the Sun?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteoroid

• Meteorite

What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is known as the "Morning Star" or "Evening Star"?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Saturn

What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System?

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Whirlpool Galaxy

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Triangulum Galaxy

These planets have more mass, they are large and gaseous, and farther from the sun.

• inner planets

• outer planets

• asteroids

• meteors

The region of the solar system that is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are located

• outer planet belt

• meteoroid belt

• asteroid belt

• inner planet belt