Vocabulary
The sun is considered a what?
Star
What is the 3rd planet from the Sun?
Earth
These are natural, giant, glowing balls of gases.
Stars
Made of ⅔ water. Only planet known to support life. Revolution every 365 ¼ days.
Earth
How does the distance between two objects affect the force of gravity?
The closer the two objects are, the more gravitational force they have.
The further away the two objects are, the less gravitational force they have.
The closer the two objects are, the less gravitational force they have.
The further away the two objects are, the more gravitational force they have.
The closer the two objects are, the more gravitational force they have.
Stars are found in groups called ____?
Galaxies
What is the last planet from the sun?
Neptune
What size is the sun compared to other stars in the universe?
Medium or Average
Many rings made of dust and ice. Low density- could float in a bathtub if one were big enough.
Saturn
How does the mass of an object affect gravity?
The less the mass of an object, the more gravitational force is exerted on other objects around it.
The greater the mass of an object, the less gravitational force is exerted on other objects around it.
The greater the mass of an object, the more gravitational force is exerted on other objects around it.
The less the mass of an object, the less gravitational force is exerted on other objects around it.
The greater the mass of an object, the more gravitational force is exerted on other objects around it.
A natural force of attraction exerted by a celestial body on the mass of objects that are on or near its surface.
Gravity
What is the second planet from the sun?
Venus
How many stars are in our solar system
1
Largest planet, great red spot can fit 2 Earth’s inside it.
Jupiter
What refers to a massive, luminous sphere of plasma
Nebula
What is a star’s relative distance?
a. Its exact distance from Earth
b. Its exact distance from the Sun
c. Its distance compared to Earth and other planets or stars
d. Its distance compared to the Sun
Its Distance compared to Earth and other planets
What is the 5th planet from the sun?
Jupiter
What affects a star’s apparent brightness the most?
Its distance from Earth
Axis is sideways and rotates north and south. Thirteen sets of rings, some partial.
Uranus
What happens in a Nebula?
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
Planet
What is the second to last planet in out solar system?
Uranus
Why does the Sun appear brighter to us than a much larger star like Betelgeuse
The Sun is closer to Earth
Smaller than Uranus but with greater mass. Has a Great Dark spot similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.
Neptune
What are multiple Nebula called?
Nebulee