Cosmic Foundations
This scientist explained the force that exists between all objects with mass.
Who is Isaac Newton
This is the spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night.
What is ROTATION
These small, rocky bodies are located close to the sun.
What are the inner terrestrial planets?
What are the outer planets (gas giants)
These small, mostly rocky bodies orbit the sun.
What are asteroids?
It is defined as all of space and everything in it.
What is the Universe?
Earth takes one year to complete this path around the sun.
WHAT IS REVOLUTION OR REVOLVE?
This planet has the most variation in temperature because it has no atmosphere to trap heat.
What is Mercury?
This is the largest planet in our solar system, containing more than twice the mass of all other planets combined.
What is Jupiter?
You will find this specific region located between Mars and Jupiter.
What is the asteroid belt?
This unit of distance equals the average distance between the center of Earth and the center of the Sun.
What is an Astronomicall Unit (AU)
This is the approximate distance in kilometers of one Astronomical Unit.
What is 150 kilometers?
Often called Earth's "twin," this planet is the brightest in the night sky and closest to Earth in size.
What is Venus?
This is a natural satellite that is a celestial body in orbit.
What is a moon?
These chunks of rock or dust are smaller than asteroids.
What are meteroids?
These are giant balls of superheated gas (plasma) composed of hydrogen and helium.
What are stars?
These five planets are all located more than one AU from the Sun.
What are Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
What is Mars?
This is the number of planets in our solar system that have at least one moon.
What is six?
These "loose balls of ice and rock" develop tails as they orbit the sun.
What are comets?
To be classified as this, an object must orbit the sun and clear the area of its orbit of any debris.
What is a planet?
This specific type of orbit is characteristic of comets, which develop tails as they approach the sun.
What are long, narrow orbits?
These are the three layers that Venus shares with Earth.
What are rocky crust, mantle, and core?
These are the four planets classified as gas giants.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
This occurs when friction with the air creates heat and produces a streak of light as a rock enters the atmosphere.
What is a meteor?