6.11A Celestial Objects

What are some characteristics of inner planets? Check all that apply

What are some characteristics of outer planets?

The four planets that orbit furthest from the Sun can be described as -

Europa, a Galilean moon, is quite different from Earth’s Moon. However, one characteristic it shares with Earth’s Moon is that Europa -

What is the difference between a moon and a planet?

Which motion does Earth make once every 365 days (1 year)?

Which model below represents the movements of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in our solar system?

The force of attraction that pulls objects toward each other; the force that controls the motion of our solar system.

Which motion does Earth make once every 24 hours (1 day)?

The gravitationally-curved path of an object around a point in space is called

The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun.

The composition of the Sun is best described as –

A visible streak of light which shows the path of a rocky object which is burning up in Earth’s atmosphere is –

Most of the asteroids in our solar system are located between the orbits of what two objects?

What celestial body does the picture represent?

Scientists discover a relatively small object in an orbital path around the Sun as shown in the diagram. Based on this information, the object is most like which of the following?

Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon.

The table provides information on various objects in our solar system. Based on the information in the table, which object is a comet?

A celestial body that is small in mass, made of frozen gas, and has a tail of dust following it as it travels close to the Sun would most likely be called—

A meteoroid is