GCSEPHYSICS-SolarSystem-Cards13 Flashcards
Most …?… are found in orbit between Jupiter and Saturn.
Asteroids
Pluto is a …?
Dwarf planet
The name of the closest planet to the Sun
Mercury
The name of the planet between Mercury and Earth
Venus
The name of the third planet from the Sun
Earth
The name of the next furthest planet from the Sun after the Earth
Mars
The name of the planet immediately beyond Mars
Jupiter
The name of the sixth planet from the Sun
Saturn
The name of the seventh planet from the Sun
Uranus
The name of the eighth planet from the Sun
Neptune
The four outer planets in the Solar System are ..?.. giants
gas
How the stars provide evidence for a heliocentric model of the Solar System
Stellar Parallax
How planets beyond the Earth (like Mars) provide evidence for a heliocentric model of the Solar System
Retrograde motion
What behaviour of Venus provides evidence for a heliocentric model of the Solar System?
Phases
A comet is made of rock and …?
ice
The gas and dust around the core of a comet form its …?
coma
The tail of a comet is made of dust and …?
gas
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.
radiation
It is believed that the inner rocky planets were formed by …?… pulling dust particles together.
gravity
The time taken for a geosynchronous satellite to complete one orbit of the Earth
24 hours
The orbit of a geosynchronous satellite must be directly above the …?
equator
Geosynchronous satellites are used for …?
communications
