🪐 PLANETS
Which planet is the smallest and the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What force keeps an object in orbit?
What is gravity?
How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
What is one year?
What is a solar system?
A collection of a sun, planets, comets, asteroids, meteors, and space debris.
What is the Sun made of?
Very hot gases
The ringed planet
What is Saturn?
What was the name of the first animal in space and when did she go into space?
Laika and 1957.
Where is the asteroid belt located?
How old is our solar system?
About 4.6 billion years old.
What does the Sun provide for Earth?
Light and heat.
What are the two types of planets?
Terrestrial and Gas giants
When did humans first land on the Moon?
1969.
How long is one rotation of Earth?
What is one day?
What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?
The Sun’s gravity.
Why is the Sun important for life on Earth?
It provides the energy needed for plants, animals, and humans to survive.
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Which planets are terrestrial planets and the gas giants?
Terrestrial- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
Gas Giants- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
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Why do scientists study asteroids and meteors?
To learn about the Solar System’s history and protect Earth from impacts.
What does ISS stand for and what is it used for?
What is International Space Station and it is a large space lab where astronauts live and work.
What are the planets in order from the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
What does the Sun’s gravity do?
Keeps planets in their orbits.
Which planets are known as the inner planets?
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
A massive, super dense object in space that does not allow light to escape from it
What is a black hole?
What was the name of the huge meteor explosion over Russia in 2013?
The Chelyabinsk Meteor.
Why would life on Earth not survive if the Sun stopped shining?
Earth would freeze and plants, animals, and humans would not survive.
What type of object is the Sun?
A star.