Stars
What do we call the star at the center of the Solar System
The sun
What is the 4 planet in our Solar system
Mars
About how large is parker compared to the sun
Proton he is littler than an Proton
What is the atmosphere made up of
Oxygen
What is at the center of the solar system
The sun
How many stars are there in the Solar System
1, (The sun is the only star in the Solar System)
What is a feature the inner planets have that the outer planets don't
They are terrestrial
About how far is the sun from the Earth
149.4 million miles
What is at the center of the Earth
The core
Why would it be more difficult for the astronauts to run while they are in space
The lack of gravity
What color do stars turn when they are dying
White
List all the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What type of star is the Sun
Yellow dwarf
Earth is considered a ______ planet because it has solid rocky ground
Terrestrial
What separates Mars and Jupiter
The Asteroid belt
What color are the hottest stars
Blue
Which planet is the coldest in the Solar system
Uranus
What are the two elements the Sun is made of
Hydrogen
Helium
What precent of Earth is covered in water
71%
What do you call a rocky object moving towards Earth
Meteorite
What is the closest star to earth (other than the Sun)
Proxima Centauri
How cold is Uranus
What would happen to Earth if the Sun didn’t exist
Without the Sun, Earth would drift into darkness, freeze rapidly, and most life would collapse, leaving only some deep-sea and geothermal-dependent ecosystems
Use the word rotate to explain night and day on Earth
The Earth rotates on its axis once each day, when it our part of Earth is facing away from the Sun we have night
What year did we land on the Moon
A)1958
B)2000
C)1976
D)1969
1969