Other members of Solar System

Question 1

inner solar system planets

Answer 1

mercury, venus, earth, mars

Question 2

The point where a planet is farthest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the​

Answer 2

aphelion

Question 3

The main asteroids belt lies between the orbits of​

Answer 3

mars and jupiter

Question 4

Consider an object in space that hits Earth’s atmosphere and continues down to strike the surface. What names do we assign to the object in each of its phases in order (in space, in the atmosphere, on the ground)​

Answer 4

meteoroid in space; meteor in the atmosphere; meteorite on the ground​

Question 5

a gas and dust expelled from the comet’s nucleus and blown outward by radiation pressure and the solar wind​

Answer 5

tail of a comet

Question 6

described as “small, icy, dusty objects”

Answer 6

comets

Question 7

The average period of Halley’s Comet is about 76 years, which makes it a short-period comet. Short-period comets come primarily from which region of the solar system?​

Answer 7

the kuiper belt

Question 8

the bright streak of light we see when a meteoroid enters our atmosphere is caused by​

Answer 8

frictional heating as the meteoroid speeds through the gases of our atmosphere​

Question 9

a meteor shower is named after

Answer 9

a constellation

Question 10

He discovered the planet Uranus and coined the term asteroids.​

Answer 10

William Herschelan

Question 11

When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:​

Answer 11

meteorite

Question 12

What type of the asteroid that is characterized by having dark in color because it is mainly composed of carbon?

Answer 12

C type

Question 13

where do comets originate?

Answer 13

kuiper belt and oort cloud