The Sun
How many stars are in our solar system?
What is one.
Planets that are rocky and dense and found within the inner solar system are referred to as this term?
What is terrestrial
Why do the gas giants have so many moons compared to the 4 inner planets?
Because they massive size creates gravity that holds the moons in orbit around them.
Which metric unit would be used to measure distance?
What is a meter.
Large chuck of ice, dust, gasses, and rock that orbit the sun. They are sometimes referred to as "dirty snowballs"
What are comets.
This is known as the birth place of a comet.
What is the Kuiper Belt (Between Neptune and Pluto) or the Oort Cloud
If you are practicing archery and shoot 4 arrows at a target. All of your arrows are very close together but not near the bull's eye. We would say you are:
What is precise.
How does the sun's thermal energy reach the earth? (one of the three forms of heat transfer.)
What is radiation
What are the three forms of heat/energy transfer?
What is convection, conduction, and radiation
What is the term used to describe when a group of scientists evaluate, proofread, correct mistake, and make sure there is not misinformation in research or data before being released to the public.
What type of star is our sun?
What is a Yellow Dwarf
Name the eight planets in order from the sun starting with the closest to the sun.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Because the earth rotates on it's axis we experience?
To investigate the difference between a plant and an animal cell we would use which type of microscope?
What is a compound light microscope.
What impact does the sun have on our planet Earth? Think about the effect solar flares have as well.
The sun provides heat/light energy for photosynthesis but can damage plant and animal life with its high energy ultraviolet rays (UV). The solar flares of the sun can interrupt radio communications but in a positive sense create the Northern and Southern lights aka Auora Borealis.
What is the name and shape of the galaxy that contains Earth?
Milky Way and it is a spiral galaxy
What holds everything in place in the Milky Way and why? (must include both parts)
What is the sun and it is because it contains 99.8% of the mass of the entire solar system.
How long does it take for the earth to make one revolution around the sun?
What is 365 days or one calendar year
What is the difference between a scientific law and a scientific theory?
A scientific law describes that an event will happen and is supported by a mathematical equation. Where a scientific theory explains how or why something occurs. Both are supported by massive amounts of evidence and data