Chapter 2 Earth Science

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

A ball of ice and rock with a trail of gas and dust is called _____________.

What forms from a huge cloud of dust and gas called a nebula?

The galaxy containing Earth is called ______________.

What object in the Earth's solar system can also be called a gas giant?

Earth is located within the

Describe the 3 main shapes of galaxies?

What is a system containing stars, gas and dust?

What holds a galaxy together?

Which object is round, orbits the sun, and is larger than an astroid but not a planet?

The shape of the Milky Way is ____________.

What planet is between Earth and Mercury?