24/04/2024 The SOLAR System Flashcards
What is our Sun?
A star
What do stars emit?
Light
What is a possibility that stars may have?
A solar system of planets
What does our solar system consist of?
Planets which orbit around the sun
What is the only star in our solar system called?
MUST SAY: the only star in our solar system is called the sun
What can we see in other neighbouring solar systems?
Stars
What is the first planet in our solar system?
Mercury
What is the second planet in our solar system?
Venus
What is the third planet in our solar system?
Earth
What is the forth planet in our solar system?
Mars
What is the fifth planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the sixth planet in our solar system?
Saturn
What is the seventh planet in our solar system?
Uranus
What is the eighth planet in our solar system?
Neptune
What was considered a planet and now not in our solar system?
Pluto
What is the dwarf planet that used to be a planet in our solar system called?
Pluto
What are all the planets in order in our solar system?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
What does our solar system contain (bullet points)?
*8 planets ( and dwarf planets ) that orbit the sun
*the sun
*comets
*Asteroids
*Meteors
*Moons that orbit planets
Fun fact! 🤫🧏👌😘
Mercury and Venus have no moons…
Whilst Jupiter has 79 and Saturn has 53!
What are comets made up of?
Ice and dust which orbit the sun
What are asteroids made up of and where is the asteroid belt between?
Lumps of rock that orbit the sun and an asteroid belt orbits the sun and is placed between mars and jupiter
What are meteroid/meteors made up of?
Small rock
How are meteors formed?
When a small rock from space that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction, often called shooting stars
Match the word to the correct definition:
Planet
1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction
2.A natural satellite of a planet
3.A large object orbiting a star
3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun
4.The star that the earth orbits
5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun
3.A large object orbiting a star
Match the word to the correct definition:
Sun
1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction
2.A natural satellite of a planet
3.A large object orbiting a star
3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun
4.The star that the earth orbits
5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun
4.The star that the earth orbits
Match the word to the correct definition:
Comet
1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction
2.A natural satellite of a planet
3.A large object orbiting a star
3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun
4.The star that the earth orbits
5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun
5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun
Match the word to the correct definition:
Moon
1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction
2.A natural satellite of a planet
3.A large object orbiting a star
3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun
4.The star that the earth orbits
5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun
2.A natural satellite of a planet
Match the word to the correct definition:
Asteroids
1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction
2.A natural satellite of a planet
3.A large object orbiting a star
3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun
4.The star that the earth orbits
5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun
3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun
Match the word to the correct definition:
Meteoroid
1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction
2.A natural satellite of a planet
3.A large object orbiting a star
3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun
4.The star that the earth orbits
5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun
1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction
There are planets outside of our solar system that orbit their own stars, such planets are called what?
Exoplanets
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milkyway
