Solar System Objects
Learning About the Universe
Galaxies
Planets
Vocabulary
100
What three objects make up the Sun-Moon-Earth system?
Sun-Moon-Earth
100
Tides on Earth are mostly caused by the gravitational pull of
The Sun
The Moon
Stars
Asteroids
The Moon
100
Astronomers define this as all of space and everything in it
The universe
100
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
100
This is how long it takes for light to travel in a year
a Light-year
200
Our gas giants have these around them and are made up of small dust particles to very large chunks of ice and dust.
Rings
200
Which is most likely when comparing X and Y?’
Planet X has a weaker gravity than Y
X has shorter years than Y
X has shorter days than Y
X rotates faster than Y
X has shorter years than Y
200
Our Milky Way is this type of galaxy
A spiral
200
Which planets are X and Y?
X is Venus and Y is Mars
X is Mars and Y is Venus
X is Mercury and Y is Mars
X is Mars and Y is Mercury
X is Mars
Y is Mercury
200
This is what holds everything in orbit in our solar system
The sun
300
What is the station that is used to study space and is used by multiple nations?
International Space Station
300
Which of the following helps keep the moon in its orbit?
Gravity
Longitude
Latitude
Friction
Gravity
300
This type of galaxy is how the orbit of Earth is
Elliptical
300
What celestial object is the X?
A)Saturn B)The Moon C)The Sun
The Sun
300
This is a group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound by gravity. (HINT: We live in the Milky Way, and it is a spiral one of these.)
A galaxy or galaxies
400
What can be used more than once to explore outer space?
A) Orbiter
B) Space Shuttle
C) Satellite
B) Space Shuttle
400
This is the most famous of all our comets
Halleys comet
400
This galaxy is not regular but...
Irrregular
400
What planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
400
What is the measurement from the center of the Sun to the center of the Earth?
An astronnomical unit
500
An Astronaut collected rocks from the moon. How would the weight and mass of the rocks on Earth compared to the moon?
The weight would be the same, but the mass would be different
The mass would be the same, but the weight would be different
The weight and mass would both be different
The weight and mass would both be the same
The mass would be the same, but the weight would be different
500
What type of fusion happens in the Sun?
Nuclear fusion
500
This type of galaxy is young and has black holes at its center.
Quasar
500
What planet has phases like our moon?
Venus
500
What is the length of a wave from crest to crest?
a wavelength