solar system
what planet are we on?
what galaxy are we in?
if you dont know, than go back to kindergarten.
its the milky way
what does the astroid belt orbit?
the sun.
what is a tide?
when the water on earth rises due to the moons gravity.
what is the moon made of?
solidified molten lava.
Is Pluto a planet?
no, it has lost its planet status as of august 2006
What is the force that keeps the planets in the galaxy?
It's gravity
what are asteroids?
rocky bodies that float in space, mainly in the asteroid belt.
what is a neap tide?
when the tides are lower than normal and don't grow as high during the day. occurs 7 days after a spring tide.
what is the moon's effect on the earth?
the tides.
what is the farthest planet from the sun?
neptune
What is the likely outcome of our sun?
The sun will swell, encompassing the inner planets, and collapse into a dwarf star.
what is the asteroid belt?
a large ring of asteroids that creates the "inner planets", those being the planets closest to the sun, like Earth, mars, mercury, and Venus.
what is a spring tide?
when the tides are more violent than usual, meaning they rise higher than normal.
how did the moon form?
during a collision with Earth and another small planet, the debris from which clumped together to form the moon.
if the planets are in the order of
Saturn Uranus Neptune
which is the coldest
(ps. Neptune is the furthest from the sun)
uranus is the coldest at a chilly -224°C, even though Neptune is the furthest.
On average, the hottest stars listed on the H-R Diagram are what kind of stars?
White dwarfs.
where is the asteroid belt located?
between mars and jupiter
what is the largest ocean?
the pacific.
what is the moon?
1. a rocky celestial body that orbits the Earth
2. our only natural satellite
3. a rocky planet orbiting another planet
true or false:
our sun is over 100 million miles away from us.
false, it's 91 million.
still pretty close.
how long has our galaxy existed?
almost 14 billion years.
how many asteroids are in the asteroid belt?
between 1.1 and 1.9 million.
how long has earth existed?
4.5 billion years
how long has the moon existed?
4.53 billion years.