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GCSEPHYSICS-SolarSystem-Cards13 Flashcards

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Most …?… are found in orbit between Jupiter and Saturn.

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Asteroids

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Pluto is a …?

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Dwarf planet

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The name of the closest planet to the Sun

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Mercury

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The name of the planet between Mercury and Earth

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Venus

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The name of the third planet from the Sun

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Earth

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The name of the next furthest planet from the Sun after the Earth

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Mars

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The name of the planet immediately beyond Mars

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Jupiter

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The name of the sixth planet from the Sun

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Saturn

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The name of the seventh planet from the Sun

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Uranus

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The name of the eighth planet from the Sun

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Neptune

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The four outer planets in the Solar System are ..?.. giants

A

gas

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How the stars provide evidence for a heliocentric model of the Solar System

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Stellar Parallax

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How planets beyond the Earth (like Mars) provide evidence for a heliocentric model of the Solar System

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Retrograde motion

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What behaviour of Venus provides evidence for a heliocentric model of the Solar System?

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Phases

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A comet is made of rock and …?

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ice

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The gas and dust around the core of a comet form its …?

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coma

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The tail of a comet is made of dust and …?

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gas

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It is believed that the outer planets are gaseous because when the Sun began to shine, its …?.. blew most remaining gas away to the outer regions of the Solar System.

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radiation

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It is believed that the inner rocky planets were formed by …?… pulling dust particles together.

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gravity

20
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The time taken for a geosynchronous satellite to complete one orbit of the Earth

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24 hours

21
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The orbit of a geosynchronous satellite must be directly above the …?

A

equator

22
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Geosynchronous satellites are used for …?

A

communications

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