Solar System

Question 1

The sun is … if the solar system ?

Answer 1

Centre

Question 2

What is the asteroid belt ?

Answer 2

Region between orbits of mars and Jupiter where there are thousands of rocky asteroids and dwarf planets

Question 3

What are comets ?

Answer 3

Formed from ice and dust
Beyond orbit of Neptune

Question 4

As the distance from the sun increase, what else increases ?

Answer 4

The time for a planet to orbit

Question 5

What is the only planet that does not increase with temperature when they get further away from the sun ?

Answer 5

Venus
Has a thick atmosphere to keep heat in

Question 6

What are the inner planets ? Why ?

Answer 6

Rocky
Because it was too close to the sun for the light gaseous elements to condense and so elements were pushed further away from sun

Question 7

What are the outer planets ? Why ?

Answer 7

Gaseous
Further away from sun and the gaseous elements were able to condense and collect to form the gas giants

Question 8

What does astronomical unit ?

Answer 8

Mean distance from sun to earth

Approx : 150 000 000km

Question 9

What is a light year ?

Answer 9

The distance light travels in one year