Lunar Review
Small Space Objects
Solar System
Planets
Earth's Tilt
100
a small planetlike body that orbits Earth
What is the moon
100
These are loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles whose orbits can be long, narrow ellipses.
What is a comet.
100
a group of objects in space that orbit a star in the center, plus the star itself
What is a solar system
100
This is the planet with rings.
What is Saturn
100
An imaginary line through both poles.
What is axis
200
How long is one full moon rotation?
29.5 days
200
Most small solar system objects can be found in either the the asteroid belt, the Kuiper belt, or the _____________.
Oort Cloud
200
Our sun is an example of this.
What is a star
200
This is the furthest planet from the sun
What is Neptune
200
How many hours it takes for the earth to rotate on its axis.
24
300
What phase comes after a full moon?
Waning gibbous
300
A shooting star is an example of what: A) Meteor B) Comet C) Asteroid D) Star
A) Meteor
300
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are all examples.
What is inner (terrestrial) planets
300
This planet has the strongest gravitational pull.
What is Jupiter
300
The path of one object in space around another object.
What is orbit
400
What phase will you have a solar eclipse?
New Moon
400
Name two ways that dwarf planets are different from plants.
They do not clear their orbital path. They are not necessarily round.
400
a large object that orbits a star and has cleared its orbit path
What is a planet.
400
This planet is third from the sun.
What is Earth
400
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere if it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
Fall
500
What is the difference between the umbra and penumbra?
Umbra: middle direct, dark part of the shadow Penumbra: outer fuzzy, light part of the shadow
500
Explain the difference between a meteor and meteorite.
Meteors have entered Earth's atmosphere. Meteorites actually land on Earth.
500
How many known dwarf planets are in our solar system?
Five
500
These are the two dwarf planets with Hawaiian names.
Haumea & Makemake
500
The day of the year that has the most hours of daylight.
What is summer solstice.
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