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What planet is between Earth and Mercury

What is another name for rocky objects that orbit the sun?

Earth Science Ch. 2

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1
What is another name for rocky objects that orbit the sun?
asteroids
stars
comets
dwarf planets
2
What planet is between Earth and Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
3
Which group includes Earth?
the solar system
an asteroid belt
the outer planets
the gas giants
4
What formed from a huge cloud of dust and gas called a nebula?
star
planet
universe
comet
5
The galaxies are held together by gravity
True
False
6
What object is round, orbits the sun, and is larger than an asteroid?
a dwarf planet
a comet
a meteor
a star
7
What is a comet?
a large, rocky object that orbits a planet
a dwarf planet that orbit the sun
a ball of ice and rock with a trail of gas and dust
a moon that travels through the universe
8
Which object in Earth's solar system can also be called a gas giant?
a star
an inner planet
a comet
an outer planet
9
The Milky Way is an elliptical galaxy
True
False
10
Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular are the three main shapes of galaxies
True
False
11
What is a galaxy
a collection of all the stars in the universe
a few stars that form a pattern in the sky
a group of planets that travel around a star
a system containing stars, gas, and dust