Planets
What do all planets do in our solar system?
What forces affect the force of Gravity the most?
What is Distance and Mass/Size
Why can we not make a to scale model of the solar system here on Earth?
The solar system is too large and spaced out to fit here on Earth
What is rotation?
What is the planet spinning on its axis
What do Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury have in common?
What is they are smaller in size, made of rock, are the inner planets, and are the terrestrial planets
What force keeps the entire universe intact?
What is gravity
Why does Mercury and Venus have no moons?
They are too close to the Sun.
The asteroid belt
What is revolution?
What is the time it takes a planet to complete one orbital path around the sun
What do Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, and Uranus have in common?
What is they are larger in size, are the outer planets, primarily made of gas, and are called the gas giants.
When will gravity decrease in a system?
What is when distance increases and/or mass decreases
What is lower density?
What are the objects closer to the end of the solar system called?
What are dwarf planets
What is the definition of geocentric?
What is everything in the solar system revolving around the Earth
What planet protects others from an asteroid clump?
What is Jupiter
When will gravity increase within a system?
What is when distance is decreased and/or mass is increased
What property is most directly related to a planet's distance from the sun?
Give one example of a natural satellite
What are moons
What is the definition of heliocentric?
What are the 8 planets in order of closest to the sun to farthest away?
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What other factor is affected when distance and/or mass is changed?
Speed and direction
What is Planet Y has a greater gravitational relationship with the Sun than Planet X does because it is larger and closer to the Sun in comparison to Planet X.
What are all the objects in our solar system doing, and what force is making them do this?
What is following their orbital paths because they are stuck in the sun's gravity
What is the definition of variables?
What is Independent variables are what is changed, dependent variable are the affects from the variable that is changed, and control variables are the variables that are kept the same.