Solar System Smarts

Mars

Jupiter (correct)

Venus

Mercury

A meteoroid is a type of star, while a meteor is a type of planet, and a meteorite is a type of moon.

A meteoroid is a type of comet, while a meteor is a type of asteroid, and a meteorite is a type of meteoroid.

A meteoroid is a meteor that hits Earth's surface, while a meteor is a meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere, and a meteorite is a meteoroid that survives the fall to Earth's surface. (correct)

A meteoroid is a meteor that burns up in Earth's atmosphere, while a meteor is a meteoroid that hits Earth's surface, and a meteorite is a type of asteroid.

The distance from the Sun to the center of the Milky Way galaxy

The distance from the Earth to the Sun (correct)

The distance from the Earth to the Moon

The distance from the Earth to the nearest star system

<p>When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meteoroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun, while comets are made up of ice, dust, and rock</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nebula, protostar, main sequence star, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf</p> Signup and view all the answers