The Sun
The type of energy that the sun emits which allows us to see (there are two possible answers)
Light energy or Radiant energy
The closest planet to the Sun is
Mercury
The part of a satellite that receives and transmits information is:
The antenna
The unit of measurement for recording weight:
Newtons (N)
Weight is measured in:
Newtons
The innermost part of the sun is called:
The core
Name one terrestrial planet:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars
The part of the satellite that provides power is called the:
Power source (not battery or solar panel-- these are examples, but not what the part is called)
The gravity on Mars is 8.9m/s2. If a stone has a mass of 20kg on Mars, what is its mass on Earth?
20kg, mass does not change
The section of the Sun where its energy is transported through radiation:
The Radiative Zone
The process by which the sun creates its energy
Nuclear fusion
The furthest planet from the sun is:
Neptune
One type of satellite is artificial. The other type of satellite is:
Natural
The strength of gravity on Earth is (you need the correct units to get the answer correct):
9.8m/s2
The Sun is made up of about 70% hydrogen and 27% ________.
Helium
The outermost layer of the sun is called the:
Convective zone
The largest planet in the solar system is:
Jupiter
The moon is a satellite of Earth. Name one satellite of the Sun:
Any planet, moon, asteroid, comet, etc.
To calculate mass, the equation would be as follows:
Mass = weight / gravity
The gravitational pull of an object is directly correlated with the ______ of that object.
Mass
The particles that light energy is made of are called:
Photons
This planet has the largest rings in the solar system:
Saturn
The name of the man-made satellite that orbits the Earth where astronauts can live while on missions:
The International Space Station (ISS)
To calculate gravity, the equation would be as follows:
gravity = weight / mass
The path that an object takes around another object is called an:
Orbit