Inner Planets
Name the four inner planets in order from increasing distance from Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
a satellite such as the moon would best be described as a __________ satellite
natural
What are the three units used to measure distances in space?
AU, Light-years, Parsecs
Provide two different types of telescopes
Refracting
Reflecting
Name the four outer planets in increasing distance from the Sun
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Another name for the inner planets
Terrestrial Planets
a satellite such as the hubble space telescope would best be categorized as what type of satellite
artificial/man made satellite
If a star is 4.2 light years away, this means you see the star as it looked ______________ years ago.
4.2
An astronomer wants to identify different elements that make up a star or its chemical composition, name the technology that should be used
Spectroscope
Another name for the outer planets
Gas Giants
The surface/composition of the inner planets can best be described as ____________
Rocky
These telescopes are most common on the ground
Refracting
This unit is used to measure vast distances in space- galaxy to galaxy
Parsec
This space telescope orbits Earth and confirmed the existence of black holes in space
Hubble Space Telescope
This gas is found in the atmospheres of most outer planets
Hydrogen
How does the size of the inner planets compare to that of the outer planets
Smaller than outer planets
Reflecting telescopes use this to focus on light
mirrors
This unit is used when measuring objects in the solar system-planet to Sun
AU
Most recent telescope to launch
JWST
Jupiter
This inner planet has an atmosphere of greenhouse gases which makes it warmer than the planet closest to the Sun
Venus
Name 6 objects found within the solar system
1. star-sun
2. planets
3. asteroids
4. comets
5. moons
6. dwarf planets
star to star in same galaxy
Explain why telescopes such as Hubble or JWST are better than refracting telescopes on land
Avoid atmospheric interference
Of the outer planets, this planet takes the longest amount of time to complete a trip around the Sun
Neptune