Components of Solar System
What are 2 things the sun does for us?
- gives us warmth - light.... helps plants grow
How long does it take for earth to make one full turn on its axis?
24 hours
What Galaxy is our solar system in?
the Milky Way!
All the planets and the sun make up our....
Solar System
The area between mars and Jupiter where many rocky objects are found
asteroid belt
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What do the moons orbit?
their planets
how long does it take for earth to make one full trip around the sun?
one year - approx. 365 1/4days
How do astronauts keep clean in space?
Wipes
This planet is the hottest & This one is the coldest
Name both
Venus at 870 degrees
Neptune at -319 degrees
Very bright, looks like "shooting stars"
meteors/meteorites
The sun, planets, comets, asteroids, stars, moons all make up the
Universe or solar system
Which planet rotates on its side
Uranus
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The International Space Station's primary focus is to....
conduct experiments
This gas makes Neptune & Uranus look blue
Methane
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Frozen chunks of ice and dust that orbit the sun and have long tails
comets
Our universe was called this by ancient Greeks and it
is STILL called this.
Milky Way
from a Greek myth about the goddess Hera who sprayed milk across the sky.
Gala means milk
What causes day and night on Earth
the earth rotates
The food astronauts eat is always...
Think: How is it prepared?
dry, freeze dried, dehydrated
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This planet is the windiest
Neptune
small rocky and or metal objects that orbit the earth
asteroids
This object is a dark, cratered orb is made of dust & rock. It'[s light comes from the sun
Our moon
Which planet has the looonnngggeeesstt days
Venus
Astronauts typically live on The International Space Station for ..... months
4-6 months not longer than 6 months
These planets rotate in the opposite direction
Venus & Uranus
Orbits the sun, is nearly round in shape, is not a satellite, and its gravity isn't affected by anything in its orbit
planet