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4. How many stars are
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Solar System?

5. One (the Sun)

6. What is a group of stars that forms a pattern and is given a name?

7. A constellation.

8. If the Sun were hollow, how many Earth’s could fit inside?

9. One million.

10. Why can we not see stars during the day (besides the Sun)?

11. The Sun is brighter because it is so much closer than the other stars.

12. What can be described as gas, dust, and many stars?

13. A galaxy.

14. What is the largest of the inner planets?

15. Earth

16. Name the inner planets in order from the Sun.

17. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

18. Which inner planet has the most moons and how many does it have?

19. Mars; 2

20. Name two reasons why life on Earth is possible.

21. Distance from Sun, liquid water, atmosphere

22. Earth and Mars are similar in many ways. Name two ways they are similar.

23. Polar ice caps, 4 seasons, terrain looks similar (valleys, mountains, etc.), day length,

24. Name the outer planets in order from the Sun.

25. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

26. What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

27. Jupiter

28. Which planet has the longest year?

29. Neptune

30. Why is it not possible to land a spacecraft on any of the outer planets?

31. Their surface is made of gas.

32. Why do the outer planets have so many more moons than the inner planets?

33. They’re much larger and have a lot of mass and therefore have a stronger gravitational pull.

34. What is located between Mars and Jupiter?

35. The asteroid belt.

36. What can be described as a ball of ice, dust, and rock.

37. Comet

38. What is the region beyond Neptune called that contains Pluto, other dwarf planets, and many asteroids?

39. The Kuiper Belt

40. Name one way a dwarf planet is different from a planet and one way they are similar.

41. Different – Size (smaller), clear out surrounding objects
Same – sphere, orbit Sun

42. Sometimes comets have tails and sometimes they do not. Why?

43. When the comet gets close enough to the Sun its ice turns into a gas and glows

44. What is the name of the galaxy that our solar system is part of?

45. The Milky Way.

46. What is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

47. Gravity

48. What is it called when a planet makes one complete rotation?

49. A day.

50. What is a piece of an asteroid or comet that falls to Earth’s surface called?

51. Meteorite

52. Earth used to have many craters like the moon
Earth used to have many craters like the moon. What happened to those craters?

53. Earth’s wind and weather eroded them.

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55. As comets travel through space they leave behind a trail of rocky dust
As comets travel through space they leave behind a trail of rocky dust. Sometimes planets travel through those paths of rocky dust. What do we see on Earth when we travel through those paths?

56. A meteor shower (“shooting stars”)