multiple choice
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
What is the Sun?
Jupiter
A star
galaxy
solar system
a group up of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity
the nine planets and other objects that orbit the sun
mercury
the asteroid belt
1
5
dwarf planet with a rocky core and frozen crust
pluto
Make a diagram of a lunar eclipse. Label earth sun moon and the shadow
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What is the best estimate of the number of Galaxies in the Universe?
Earth is the ____ planet from the Sun
billions
third
universe
solar eclipse
all galaxies and all their stars
when the Moons shadow travels across part of earth
Mars
Uranus
4
8
is the largest planet and has a giant storm called the great red spot
is known for its dazzling rings and a moon whose atmosphere seems to be much like that of earth long ago
Jupiter
Saturn
Make a diagram of a solar eclipse label earth, sun, moon, and shadow
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Which takes the least amount of time?
which is the largest?
earth rotates once
galaxy
rotation
supergiant
the spinning of earth on its axis
a huge star that begins to use the gases in its core
Venus
Neptune
2
9
looks blue and has a moon that shoots gaseous nitrogen into space
looks red because rocks on its surface get rusty
Neptune
Mars
list what makes up a galaxy and describe the three major shapes of galaxies
a galaxy is made up of stars gas and dust held together by gravity. Elliptical looks like a football, spiral, and irregular all shapes
Which statement is true?
Seasons are a result of?
all of the above
earth's rotation
constellation
axis
a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
the imaginary line around earth which rotates
Saturn
Earth
7
3
has a very thin atmosphere and can get very hot during during the day and very cold at night
has a surface temperature that allows water to exist as solid, liquid and gas
Mercury
Earth
what causes the phases of the moon?
which other planet in the solar system seems most like earth?
when the moon revolves around earth the phases of the moon change.
Mars because the size, makeup, and surface condition.
Whan the moon is waxing it appears to be getting ____
what is an astronomical unit?
larger
average distances from earth to the sun
elliptical
revolution
the most common form of galaxy
the movement of earth around the sun
Jupiter
Pluto
6
10
has an atmosphere of thick clouds that trap soar energy and can get as hot as 470 degrees
looks blue green and has an axis that is tilted almost even with the planets plane orbit
Venus
Uranus
how is a star formed?
compare and contrast the outer planets and the inner planets.
A star starts as a cloud of gas and dust then gravity causes it to move closer together then temperature rises then the cloud gets hot and dense so the atoms in it merge.
The both are planets. the outer planets are like aball of gas, most have rings, and are large but the inner planets are solid, small, and rocky.