6 Science - Our Solar System

Question 1

Astronomical Unit (AU)

Answer 1

Is earths average distance from the sun, nearly 150 million km.

Question 2

Dwarf planets

Answer 2

Dwarf planets orbit the sun and are nearly spherical in shape, but they share their own orbital paths with other objects of similar size.

Question 3

Planetesimals

Answer 3

Small pieces of ice and rock that orbit the sun and form bodies of ice and rock

Question 4

Satellite

Answer 4

Is an object that orbits a larger object other than a star

Question 5

The sun

Answer 5

Has an enormous gravitational pull,making everything around it revolve

Question 6

Asteroids

Answer 6

Small, rocky, or metallic objects that are remnants from the solar system

Question 7

Planet

Answer 7

Orbits the sun, is large enough to be nearly spherical in shape,and has no other large object in its orbital path.

Question 8

Inner planets

Answer 8

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

Question 9

Outer planets

Answer 9

Earths moon,Eris,Pluto,Ceres

Question 10

Meteoroid

Answer 10

A Solor system object that is smaller than an asteroid or comet

Question 11

Meteor

Answer 11

Is the streak of light that meteoroid makes when coming

Question 12

Basic needs of life

Answer 12

Matter, source of energy,water,nutrients

Question 13

Life on mars?

Answer 13

Liquid water,pressure, temperature

Question 14

Sputnik

Answer 14

The first human made satellite,orbited earth in 1957,humans have launched thousands of satellites into orbit around earth

Question 15

Astrobiology

Answer 15

The study of the origin,development,distribution

Question 16

Lander

Answer 16

Travel to a distant space object and land on the surface

Question 17

Artificial satellite

Answer 17

Any human-made object placed in orbit around a body in space

Question 18

Space probe

Answer 18

Travel to one or more distant space objects and fly without orbiting or landing

Question 19

Orbiter

Answer 19

Placed into orbit around the object

Question 20

Flyby

Answer 20

To fly by without orbiting or landing

Question 21

Rocket

Answer 21

A vehicle propelled by the exhaust made from burning fuel