Planets Characteristics
What color is Mars? How far is it from the Sun?
Red
Explain the Geocentric system?
Ms O
What was the first animal to return alive from space?
A monkey
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Comet: A ball of _____ and _____ whose orbit is usually a long, narrow eclipse.
ice and dust
What planet is the closest to the Sun? Tell me a fact about it.
Mercury
What planets have rings?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Explain the Heliocentric system?
Ms O
What is the name of the space telescope that helped us learn so much about the Solar Systen? What has it helped us to discover?
Hubble, Ms O
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Orbit: The path of an object as it ______ around another object in space.
revolves
What planet is the furthest from the Sun? Tell me a fact about it.
Neptune
Name the inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Planets orbit the sun in what shape?
eliptical orbit
What is a satellite? What was the world's first artificial satellite?
Ms O, Sputnik 1
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Satellite: Any object that ______ around another object in space.
revolves
Stars (The Sun)
Where is the asteroid belt located?
Between Mars and Jupiter
What keeps the planets in orbit?
Gravity from the Sun
Name 2 countries that are a part of the International Space Station.
US, Russia, Japan, Canada, 10 European Countries
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Astronomy: The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in ______.
space
Which planet rotates on its side? Tell me a fact about it.
Saturn, Ms O
Why is Pluto considered a dwarf planet?
It has an irregular orbit and is too small.
Galileo created what? What did it help us to discover?
Telescope, our moon, moons of Jupiter
Who was the first man to walk on the moon? What were his famous words?
Neil Armstrong, Ms O
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Astronomer: A ______ who studies the universe beyond Earth.
scientist
What is the biggest planet? Tell me a fact about it.
Jupiter, Ms O