Solar System
Planets that are rocky and dense and found within the inner solar system are referred to as this term?
What is terrestrial
Why is Mars known as the “Red Planet?”
Mars has a chemical called iron oxide (rust) in its soil that causes the surface to take on a reddish appearance.
Name the 4 Galilean Moons of Jupiter and one characteristic of each.
What is Io (Volcanic), Europa (Icy world under surface), Callisto (Heavily Cratered), Ganymede (largest in Solar System)
everything in space
What is the universe?
Explain what causes day and night
What is the earths tilt.
Large chuck of ice, dust, gasses, and rock that orbit the sun. They are sometimes referred to as "dirty snowballs"
What are comets?
The planet that is most likely to hold extraterrestrial life
What is Mars
The earth is said to do this as it turns or spins on its axis.
What is rotate?
This is specially designed to protect astronauts from extreme sunlight while on space walks
What is space suit
What season are we in if the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun?
What is summer?
A chunk of rock from outer space that burns up in the atmosphere.
What is a meteor.?
The planets revolve around the sun because it has a great amount of this force
What is gravity
Why do comets develop tails?
Tails develop as the comet approaches the sun and the frozen gases begin to melt. The tail always points away from the sun due to the solar winds.
The moon has this effect on Earth's oceans
What is ocean tides?
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.?
Name the eight planets in order from the sun starting with the closest to the sun.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Outer planets likely cannot hold life because their temperatures are too
What is cold
He was the first to walk on the moon.
Who was Neil Armstrong?
this tool would help tell us what the surface of the moon looks like
What is a telescope
Think about the seasons you are currently in. Is the Earth tilted toward or away from the sun?
What is away?
Distances within the Solar System can be measured in what two ways?
What is astronomical units and by the speed of light (light minutes, light years, etc)
Why has Venus considered the hottest planet in the Solar System?
Venus has a tremendous Greenhouse Effect – Due to a large amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (98%) -the CO2 traps the heat and causes the surface temperature to reach around 700 Fahrenheit.
This piece of technology is valuable for studying objects in space because it takes clearer pictures than telescopes on Earth.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
An un-piloted spacecraft is called a
What is probe?
If it is fall in the northern hemisphere, what season is it on the southern hemisphere?
What is spring?