Space
What is the theory that the universe began 13.7 billion years ago?
The Big Bang Theory
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
Which of the following is a wide region of small, rocky bodies that is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
Asteriod Belt
What planet is Student A describing in Table 1?
Jupiter
List all the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest away.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the name of the spiral galaxy we live in?
What is the hottest planet?
Venus
A ___________ is a meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere. It is also known as a shooting star.
Meteor
Which planets have Carbon Dioxide as their most abundant atmospheric gases?
Venus, Mars
When the Earth is at the center of the universe, what model is being displayed?
Geocentric
When the sun is in the center of the universe, what type of model is being displayed?
Heliocentric Model
Which planet could float in an ocean(or bathtub), if there were one that were big enough?
Saturn
A meteoroid that makes it to the surface of Earth is what?
Meteorite
Which inner planet has the lowest density?
Mars
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
How many stars are in our solar system?
1
The planets in our solar system move around the Sun because of _________.
Gravity
What is the distinct difference between a comet and a meteroid?
Comet has a visible coma
Saturn
Terry was learning about an object in the Solar System that is made of frozen gases, ice, dust, and solid rock. Which of these objects was she learning about?
Comet
The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon is________
Orbit
If a new star appeared in our solar system that was larger and heavier than the Sun, the planets would MOST LIKELY ________
Orbit the new star
A comet’s tail is visible only when they are close to the _________.
Sun
Describe the correlation between the speed of the planets and the distance from the sun.
As the planets get farther from the sun, their speed decrease.
The farther away galaxies are moving faster than the ones close to us means __________.