Our Solar System
This is the Planet we live on.
Earth
What planet does the moon orbit?
Earth
What planets are gas giants?
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus
What is the Habitable Zone also known as?
Goldilocks Zone
What is an asteroid?
An asteroid is a chunk of rock and metal in outer space that is in orbit around the Sun.
This planet is known as the Red Planet
Mars
Where does the moon reflect it's light from?
The Sun
What planets are terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What is the Habitable Zone?
It is the region around a star in which the temperature is just right for liquid water to exist on the surface of a planet.
What are the 3 types of Asteroids?
Carbon
Stony
Metallic
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What do scientists call Moons?
Natural Sattelites
Name at least 4 characteristics of Gas Giant Planets?
-Composition
-Size
-No solid surface
-Weather patterns
-Strong Magnetic Fields
-Rings and moons
-High Density
-Different colors and patterns
-Life on the planets
What characteristics are needed for life?
Liquid, water, organic molecules, energy, stable environment, protective atmosphere
What is an asteroid belt?
There are hundreds of thousands of asteroids that form a scattered ring of asteroids that orbit the sun. These
What planet is the second largest and has beautiful rings?
Saturn
How many moons do we have in our solar system?
214
Name at least 4 characteristics of Terrestrial Planets?
-Composition
-Size
-Solid surface
-Geology
-Different Atmospheres
-Strong magnetic fields
-Different colors and patterns
-Closer to the sun
-Life on the planets
What is the First Peoples perspective on the aurora borealis?
It is ancestors that have passed away who are dancing in the sky. It is also a sign that spring is coming, meaning the growing of certain plans and the spawning of salmon.
Where is the asteroid belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter
What orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter?
Asteroids
How many kilometers away is the Earth from the moon?
384,399 km
How many planets are currently in our solar system and what planet is no longer a planet?
8 and Pluto
What do astronauts need to survive in space?
They need oxygen to breathe, food to eat, water to drink, an appropriate temperature and the proper air temperature.
What are the 4 biggest asteroids called?
The four largest asteroids are Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, and Hygiea.