lession 2 since test

Question 1

how was the solar system made and when

Answer 1

made 4.6 billions years ago clouds of gas and dust cupped to gather by gravity into a small dense and spun and became the sun

Question 2

how were planet made.

Answer 2

leftover gas and dust created planets

Question 3

define planets

Answer 3

orbits the sun and is massive enough to be nearly spherical in shape and has no other object in its path

Question 3

define dwarf planets

Answer 3

orbits the sun and is massive enough to be nearly spherical in shape but shares its path

Question 3

define asteroid

Answer 3

small rocky that orbit the sun b/w the orbit of mars and

Question 3

define comets

Answer 3

small rocky that orbit the sun

Question 4

define meteoroids

Answer 4

small rock particles that move throughout space

Question 5

define meteor

Answer 5

when meteoroids get into Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 6

Mercury

Answer 6

.39 AU from the sun

Question 7

Venus

Answer 7

.72 AU from earth hottest planet

Question 8

Earth

Answer 8

1 AU from sun

Question 9

Mars

Answer 9

half the size of earth 1.5 AU from sun

Question 10

Jupiter

Answer 10

5 AU from sun

Question 11

Saturn

Answer 11

2nd largest planet 9.5 AU from sun

Question 12

Uranus

Answer 12

20 AU from sun

Question 13

Neptune

Answer 13

30 AU from sun