Solar System 1
Solar System 2
Solar System 3
Solar System 4
Layers of Earth & Rock Cycle
100
What are the inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
100
What are the four outer planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
100
What are the inner planets known as?
Rocky or terrestrial
100
What are the outer planets known as?
Gas giants
100
Which layer is represented by letter D
Inner Core
200
Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
200
A natural object that revolves around a planet
Moon
200
A rocky object that orbits the Sun, found mostly in the region between Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid
200
What is significant about space shuttles?
They are reusable
200
Name the three types of rocks within the rock cycle
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
300
A piece of rock or metal from space that enters Earth's atmosphere
Meteor
300
A small object in space that orbits a star and is made of ice, dust particles, and frozen gases
Comet
300
A huge ball of gases that makes its own heat and light
Star
300
What is the difference between revolution and rotation?
Revolution means going around an object while rotation means to spin on its own.
300
The Earth is made of many layers. Which layer is made up of part crust and part mantle material?
Lithosphere
400
A force of attraction between any two objects is called
Gravity
400
What structure in space is located between Mars and Jupiter?
The Asteroid Belt
400
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
Rotation
400
An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
Axis
400
Heat and pressure beneath Earth's surface form what kind of rock?
Metamorphic
500
Why is Neptune's orbital path so long?
Neptune is the furthest planet away from the Sun, therefore takes longer to make one revolution
500
What movements accurately describe the relationship between the Sun, Earth, and Moon?
The Earth revolves around the Sun, the Earth rotates on its axis, and the Moon revolves around the Earth.
500
________was once considered a full planet but was redefined as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Pluto
500
_____________ are similar to planets but are not large enough to have cleared their orbital region of other objects.
dwarf planets
500
The rock cycle is a continual process by which rocks can be changed into different types of rock. What type of rock experiences compaction and cementation?
Sedimentary rock experiences compaction and cementation.