Solar System Flashcards
The sun is composed mostly of these 2 gases: Helium and Nitrogen
FALSE: Helium and Hydrogen
It takes 8 min. and 20 sec. for light from the sun to reach Earth
TRUE
There are 9 planets in our Solar System
FALSE: There are 8 planets
The 8 planets in our Solar System are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
TRUE
Satellites are considered part of the 5 objects in the Solar System
TRUE
The Endeavor Space Ship was considered part of our Solar System
FALSE: Space ships are not considered part of the 5 objects in our Solar System
Natural satellites are small heavenly bodies that move around planets
TRUE
Gravity only exists on Earth
FALSE: It is everywhere in the Universe
Gravity is a force that causes 2 masses to attract to each other
TRUE
Gravity depends on: Color of the object and distance between them
FALSE: It depends on mass of the object and distance between them
The larger the mass, the smaller the force of the gravity it exerts
FALSE: The larger the mass, the greater the force
Gravity is a natural pull of force that pulls object towards each other
TRUE
The path of a planet around the sun is due to gravitational pull
TRUE
Inertia: An object at rest that moves arounds
FALSE: An object at rest that tends to stay at rest
The Moon and Earth stay in orbit because of their pull of gravity on each other
TRUE
Steroids can be pieces of a planet that exploded a long time ago
TRUE
Steroids are pieces of rock that orbit the sun
TRUE
Krypton is one of the 8 planets of our Solar System
FALSE: They are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
The sun lies at the heart of the Solar System
TRUE
About one million Earths could fit inside the sun
TRUE: The sun holds 99.8% of the Solar System’s mass and is roughly 109 times the diameter of the Earth
