Ch 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Galaxy in which we live
A
Milky Way
2
Q
Sun and the group of bodies that revolve around it
A
Solar System
3
Q
Major bodies that orbit a star
A
planets
4
Q
Body whose great size attracts other objects through gravity
A
Sun
5
Q
Small outer planet that has a rocky core
A
Pluto
6
Q
Smaller objects that orbit a planet
A
moons
7
Q
One of only two planets in the solar system that does not have a moon
A
Mercury
8
Q
Third planet from the Sun and the fifth-largest of the nine planets
A
Earth
9
Q
Type of energy that reaches Earth as light and heat
A
Solar Energy
10
Q
One complete spin of Earth on its axis, which takes 24 hours to complete
A
Rotation
