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Vocab
Parts of the Solar System
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Fill in the Blank
100
"Sol" means....
What is "Sun"
100
These are "small" planets, such as Pluto
What are Dwarf Planets
100
The Sun rises in the ....
What is the East
100
The solar system revolves around the Earth
What is False. The Sun is in the Center
100
The ____________ is in the center of our circular shaped Solar System
What is the Sun
200
This is the Sun and all the bodies that orbit it, including the planets and their moons, the asteroids, and the comets
What is The Solar System
200
This is the closest star to planet Earth
What is the Sun
200
What two gases make up most of the Sun
What are Hydrogen and Helium
200
Jupiter and Neptune are two of the four Terrestrial Planets
What is False. They are Gas Giants
200
____________ is what causes the Sun to appear to be moving across the sky, and causes day and night
What is ROTATION
300
These are a group of four rocky planets closest to the Sun
What are the Terrestrial Planets
300
This is the region filled with chunks of debris, such as dirty pieces of ice; where Pluto is located
What is the Kuiper Belt
300
What is the name of the force that keeps the planets in order around the sun?
What is Gravity
300
Venus and Earth are considered Dwarf Planets
What is False. They are considered Terrestrial Planets.
300
_________________ is another word for "Orbit" and is responsible for causing the seasons
What is REVOLUTION
400
These are the four planets made of Gas; they are beyond the asteroids and asteroid belt
What are the Gas Planets
400
What shape is the Solar System, if you were to be looking at if from above?
What is circular
400
The Sun appears to be moving across the sky due to...
What is Earth's ROTATION
400
If a shadow falls directly behind you, and the Sun is directly overhead, it is considered early morning.
What is False. It is Noon.
400
_______ and _______ helium are the two gases that make up most of the Sun
What is Hydrogen and Helium
500
This is the path an object takes around another object
What is Orbit
500
This is a rocky object that orbits the sun; makes a "belt" that separates the inner planets from the outer planets
What is an Asteroid
500
What is the difference between Earth's ROTATION, and Earth's REVOLUTION
What is rotation- means to spin on an axis- causes day and night Revolution- means to go around something else (Orbit), causes seasons
500
Newton's first Law states that an object in motion, will stay in motion and travel in a straight line unless another force becomes involved.
What is True
500
_____________ states that an object in motion, stays in motion in a straight line, unless disturbed by an outside force.
What is Newton's First Law of Gravity