In the Solar System
True or False?
Suns & Moons
Earth Stuff
Gravity
100
The most massive thing in our solar system is __________.
the SUN
100
True or False:
The smallest space system is a galaxy AND the largest space system is the solar system.
FALSE
100
What is the term for a system of objects in space that includes at least one star, planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, and other space debris?
Solar System
100
Name the Rocky Planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
100
Which describes the direction of gravity at all locations on Earth?
200
What is the correct order of the planets in the solar system starting with the planet closest to the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
200
True or False:
Stars appear brighter at night because they are closer to Earth at night.
FALSE
200
The path the Earth takes around the sun is called its ___________.
ORBIT
200
What geometric shape is the Earth most like?
a SPHERE
200
The more massive an object, the ___________ its gravitational pull.
STRONGER
300
When the sun, Earth, and moon line up, and the Earth’s shadow is cast on the moon, we call it a ________ __________.
LUNAR ECLIPSE
300
True or False:
ALL existing matter and energy in space makes up the universe.
TRUE
300
A __________ is a group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the sky.
CONSTELLATION
300
Which causes the sun to "rise" and "set?"
ROTATION of the Earth.
300
Each planet is held in orbit by gravity from the ______.
SUN!
400
When the Earth, the moon, and the sun line up, which casts a shadow on Earth, we call this a ___________ ____________.
SOLAR ECLIPSE
400
True of False:
A Galaxy is what we call a collection of stars, their solar systems, dust, and gas.
TRUE
400
Another name for the star Polaris is _____________________________.
THE NORTH STAR
400
A pencil falling off a desk is evidence of what Earth force?
GRAVITY
400
Gravity from WHAT causes tides.
the MOON