Solar system Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the name for anything that orbits a planet

A

Satellite
Natural like our moon aren’t man made
Artificial are man made. We used these for things like communicating or orbiting telescopes

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2
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How many planets

A

8

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3
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Central star

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Sun

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4
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The planets

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Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

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5
Q

The planets all orbit the sun in which orbit

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Elliptical not a perfect circle

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6
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Where is the asteroid belt

A

Between mars and jupiter

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7
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Asteroid

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A small rocky body orbiting the sun

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8
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Comet

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Small body made up of dust and ice that orbited the sun

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9
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Galaxy

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Collection of billions of stars

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10
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Force holding all the stars together

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Gravity

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RECAP

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A universe is a Vast expanse of mostly empty space scattered with galaxies which themselves are collections of billions of stars, many of which have their own solar systems and solar systems consist of a central star orbited by planets like earth which themselves can be orbited by satellites like the moon

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