The Solar System

Meteoroids usually come from _____ or asteroids.

Asteroids are rocky objects in orbit too small and too numerous to be considered planets.

__ are meteoroids that entered our atmosphere and hit Earth without completely burning up.

Objects appear to move in the sky because

4. Which of the following is NOT included in a planet's ability to support life?

2. The four terrestrial planets all have

List the parts of the universe from largest to smallest

1. The flash of light produced when a meteoroid passes through Earth's atmosphere is a(an)

Why does Mars appear to be red?

Kepler used Copernicus's observations to show that the orbits of the planets are

Which of the following lists the gas planets in the correct order going outward from the sun?

The _____ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

What theory is widely accepted as the scientific view of how the universe was formed?

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a

Which of the following would appear to be UNmoving in the night sky?

A loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles with a ong, narrow orbit

Which is considered a "shooting star"?

The scientist who 1st used a telescope to support the heliocentric model of the solar system

A geocentric model of the planets is _______

Why do scientists suspect life on Mars might have been possible at one time?

_____ is considered a dwarf planet

In which galaxy is our solar system located?

Which lists the terrestrial planets in the correct order going outward from the sun?

3. The planet Venus is similar to Earth in its____

Mercury has a thick atmosphere that covers it and traps all of the rays from the sun.