Vocab
a group of stars that forms a pattern
what is a constellation
what does earth rotate around?
A. An axis
B. The sun
C. The moon
D. Stars
What is A. an axis
Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?
A. an asteroid
B. a comet
C. A moon
D. A planet
What is B. A comet
How does earth's revolution around the sun cause seasons?
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One whole spin of an object on its axis
what is rotation
A large, round object that revolves around the sun but has not cleared the region around its orbit
what is a dwarf planet
Which is not a layer of the sun?
A. photosphere
B. Solar flare
C. Corona
D. Chromosphere
What is B. Solar flare
Which is true about planets and asteroids?
A. They are round.
B. They have an atmosphere
C. They revolve around the sun.
D. They have cleared their orbit
What is C. They revolve around the sun
A student says that she saw a shower of shooting stars in the sky last night. Explain what she probably saw?
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the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon
what is orbit
A natural object that revolves around a planet
what is a moon
Which planet has a rocky surface?
A. Neptune
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter
What is B. Venus
What is the first planet in our solar system?
A. Earth
B. Jupiter
C. Venus
D. Mercury
What is D. Mercury
Name the 4 inner planets
Mercury, Venus, earth, mars
One full orbit of an object around another object
what is revolution
A large , round object that revolves around a star and has cleared the region around its orbit
what is a planet
Which of these planets is most like Earth?
A. Jupiter
B. Venus
C. Neptune
D. Mars
What is D. Mars
Which is a dwarf planet?
A. Pluto
B. Sirius
C. Io
D. Titan
What is A. Pluto
Name the 4 outer planets
Jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
An explosive eruption of waves and particles into space
what is a solar flare
a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew
what is a space probe
Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?
A. Mercury, venus, earth, mars
B. Earth, mars, venus, jupiter
C. Mars, venus, earth, saturn
D. Uranus, Jupiter, neptune, saturn
What is A. Mercury, venus, earth, mars
What is the coldest object in our solar system?
A. The sun
B. Earth
C. Titan
D. Triton
What is D. Triton
What is another name for the North Star?
Sirius