Earth and Space Quiz (MOD H Unit 2)

What are asteroids?

• Large gaseous bodies that orbit the sun

• Small rocky or metallic bodies that revolve around the sun in the asteroid belt

What are comets primarily made of?

• Chunks of dust and ice

• Solid rock and metal

What are planets?

• Round objects in space that orbit a star, like the Sun.

• Moons that orbit planets.

What is the Sun?

• A huge, glowing ball of hot gases in space that is the center of our solar system

• A comet with a tail

What does "relative measurement" involve?

• Measuring the exact size of an object

• Comparing a size or distance to something else

What is the primary function of a telescope?

• To make distant objects look bigger and clearer

• To communicate with satellites

Satellites are

• Objects that orbit around a planet
• Planets that have rings around them

What is gravity?

• A force that pushes things away from each other.

• A force that pulls things toward each other.

What is a gravitational field?

• The area around an object where its gravity can pull on other objects.

• The path a planet takes around a star.

What does the solar system include?

• The Sun and everything that orbits it

• Only planets