Planets
What are the two types of classifications of planets?
Inner and outer planets
How many moons does our planet have?
Only 1
What does the Earth revolve around?
The Sun
What tool could you use to observe the objects in our solar system? Why would you use it?
A telescope, because you could see more detail of an area of the sky
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
Which planet has a mass of about 300 times of Earth?
Jupiter
What does a moon orbit?
a planet
How long is a year on Earth?
365 1/4 days
What divides the types of planets in our solar system?
asteroid belt
Which of the following would describe our galaxy?
Elliptical, normal spiral galaxy, irregular galaxy, barred spiral galaxy
normal spiral galaxy
What is the fourth planet in our solar system?
Mars
Which of the following is outside our solar system?
The Sun, the moon, pluto, Sirius
Sirius
What controls the length of a day?
the planet's rotation time
How many of the planets have rings?
four
What is the differance between inner and outer planets?
Inner planets have a rocky core, while outer planets are gas giants.
What is the 6th planet in our solar system?
Saturn
About how many moons does Jupiter have?
92 62 of them are named
Which planet has an odd rotation?
Uranus. It rotates almost north to south. It's axis are on a 97 degree tilt.
What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?
A comet is mostly ice and dust. An asteroid is made of metal and rock
Why does some stars look smaller than others even though they are bigger?
It depends on how far from Earth they are. The further they are, the smaller they look.
Which planet has the Great Dark Spot?
Jupiter
Earth's moon controls what on Earth?
The tides.
How are suns classified?
By size, color and temperature.
What is different about the orbit of the inner planets and the outer planets?
The orbits of outer planets are longer than te orbit of inner planets
What is our galaxy made up of? Name as much as possible.
Stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, gasses, and dust