Chapter 6 - The Solar System

What is true about planets and asteroids?

rocky mass up to several hundred kilometers wide that revolve around the sun

What is the object in the Solar System that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon

which is NOT a layer of the sun

large, round object that revolves around a star and has cleared the region around its orbit

solar flares give off

any of the four planets in the solar system beyond Mars

what planet has a rocky surface

a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have in common?

What type of objects are abundant between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

another name for the North Star

any of the four closet planets to the sun

what does the Earth rotate around

one full orbit around the sun

How many planets are in the Solar System

which planet is most like Earth

What gives Neptune its Bluish color?

in which direction does the Earth rotate

a frozen mass of different types of ice and dust orbiting the sun

natural objects that revolve around a planet

an imaginary line around which an object spins

an explosive eruption of waves and particles into space

a group of stars that form a pattern