Solar System

Question 1

Define the term Astroid

Answer 1

Small rock body orbiting the Sun the largest is the ceres

Question 2

Define the term moon

Answer 2

Natural satellite of the Earth visible by reflection from the Sun

Question 3

Define the term satellite

Answer 3

Artificial body placed in orbit around the Earth or moon in order to collect information and communicate

Question 4

Where would asteroids be located?

Answer 4

Astroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

Question 5

Define the term comet

Answer 5

Celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice dust and when near the sun, a tail of gas and dust particles pointing away from the Sun

Question 6

What is the most famous comet

Answer 6

Halley comet

Question 7

What happens when a comet gets too close to the Sun?

Answer 7

It hits up and spewed dust and gases into a joint growing head larger than most plants

Question 8

Define the term solar system

Answer 8

The solar system consists of the star and planets which orbit it

Question 9

Define the term orbit

Answer 9

Orbit means the pathway a planet takes around the Sun

Question 10

Define the term planet

Answer 10

The word planet means a large body which orbits a star

Question 11

List 3 characteristics of planets

Answer 11

Relevantly large
Significant gravity
Have some sort of atmosphere

Question 12

Define the term dwarf planet

Answer 12

Resembles a small planet but lacking certain planet classifications

Question 13

What is the moon

Answer 13

The moon is a satellite of the earth. It’s revolves around the earth every 28 days. At the same time the moon is rotating on its own axis. As both the rotating and revolving of the moon occur at the same time we only see one side of the moon. The moon is non luminous and had no atmosphere as the moons gravity is 1/6 of the earths. The Mons gravity pulls on the sea levels on earth causing high tide on the side closest to the moon

Question 14

Name 3 other moons

Answer 14

Titan
Phobos
Eupopa

Question 15

List the 8 stages of the moon

Answer 15

New moon
Waxing crescent
Fist quarter moon
Waxing gibbous
Full moon
Waning gibbous
Third quarter
Waning crescent

Question 16

Tell me about the new moon

Answer 16

Near side of the moon in the shadow

Question 17

Tell me about waxing crescent

Answer 17

Increasing section of the new side of the moon reflecting light from the sun as the moons gravity is rotates

Question 18

Tell me about thr first quarter moon

Answer 18

One half of the nearer side of the moon is reflecting light from the sun

Question 19

Tell me about waxing gibbous

Answer 19

Most of near side of the moon is reflecting sunlight

Question 20

Tell me about the full moon

Answer 20

All of the near side of the moon is reflecting sunlight

Question 21

Tell me about waning gibbous

Answer 21

Less of the moon visible as light does not reflect all of the moons near side surface

Question 22

Tell me about the third quarter moon

Answer 22

Half of the near side is reflecting light from thr

Question 23

Tell me about the waning crescent

Answer 23

Small section of the near side of the moon reflecting light,just before a new moon

Question 24

Explain the way seasons work

Answer 24

These are changes in our weather due to the arch’s rotation on a tilted axis of 25.5 degrees. I see earth revolves around the Sun every 364 1/4 days the part of the Earth tilted towards the Sun experience the summer and the part tilted away from the Sun experience winter.

Question 25

Why do warm and cold temperatures occur

Answer 25

Warm temperatures occurred during summer as the Sun’s light is shining directly on a smaller area. Colder temperatures occur during winter as the sun is lower in the sky so sunlight covers a wider area.