Planets
The planet in our solar system that has a significant ring system
What is Saturn?
The planet that is closest to the Sun in our Solar System.
What is Mercury?
What is the Sun? (because it is the closest star)
What makes the Sun appear so large and bright as seen from Earth?
Its Location
List two things that can be found in our galaxy other than stars, planets, and moons.
gas, comets, asteroids
The planet that has the GREATEST attraction to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
The order of our Moon, Sun, and Earth from largest to smallest.
What is Sun, Earth, Moon?
When the Sun is completely blocked out by the Moon
What is a Solar Eclipse?
What makes scientists be able to study celestial objects that are so far away?
Telescopes make far objects clearer
According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe is always __________.
expanding
A day on Earth is 24 hours long. That means the Earth rotates __________ degrees on its ______ in one Earth day.
What is 360 and axis?
The amount of revolutions the Earth completes around the Sun in a year.
What is 1?
A temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the Sun that appear as dark spots compared to the surrounding regions.
What is Sunspots?
What is a benefit of the Hubble Space Telescope being put into Earth's orbit?
Objects in space can be seen clearly
This is composed of frozen gases, rock, and dust. Known as a cosmic snowball.
Comet
List all 8 planets in order of Furthest to Closest to the Sun.
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
The force that determines Earth's path around the sun.
What is gravitational force?
A sudden eruption of magnetic energy released on or near the surface of the Sun, usually associated with sunspots.
What is solar flares?
The model that was proposed by Nicholaus Copernicus and states that all planets revolve around the Sun
What is the Heliocentric model?
A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because it enters __________________
Earth's atmosphere
What evidence do scientists use to explain how the solar system formed? All the planets orbit in an ___________ pattern in the ______ direction.
What is elliptical and same?
List from SMALLEST to LARGEST
Sun, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, Universe
Sun, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe
When sunspots are at their maximum, ___________ are the MOST affected on Earth
What is electronics?
The center of our Solar System is a star. What is a star composed of?
A star is made up of hydrogen and helium
A crew of 6 astronauts form the United States and other countries live on the _____________ and conduct space research.
International Space Station