Show:
the planets
other solar system objects
gravity
Galaxies
100
Name the biggest planet and the smallest
Jupiter and Mercury
100
Name of the objects between Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid Belt
100
As the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity______.
decreases
100
Name of our galaxy
Milky Way
200
Name all of the planets from the Sun out
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
200
Name three dwarf planets
Ceres, Pluto, Charon Makemake, Eris
200

The acceleration due to gravity on earth is

9.8 m/s/s.

200
Name the type of our galaxy
spiral
300

What other object have we (as humans) actually set foot on?

 the Moon.

300
These are actually not shooting stars but burn up as they go through our atmostphere.
meteors
300

What two forces need to be in balance for an object to orbit around another object?

The speed of forward motion (inertia) and the force of gravity from the object it is orbiting around.

300
Do galaxies move?
Yes actually. Everything in space moves- rotates and revolves.
400
Name the gas giants
Saturn Neptune Jupiter Uranus
400
These are icy bodies that orbit the sun. Example is Halley's _____.
comet
400

The outer planets are farther from the Sun. This is why they orbit ____________ than the inner planets.

slower / longer

400

Why do planets orbit the Sun?

Their forward motion is balanced by the pull of gravity from the Sun.

500

What is a planet called that does not orbit our sun?

Exoplanet

500
Long period comets come from the ________ cloud. Short period comets come from the ______ belt
OOrt Kuiper
500

Why do planets orbit the Sun?

Their forward motion is balanced by the pull of gravity from the Sun.

500
What did Neil Armstrong say he siad when he stepped on the Moon and what does it sound like ( to the public)?
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind vs what we heard That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind