Space

Question 1

What is universal gravitation?

Answer 1

The attraction of one mass to another.

Question 2

Explain the difference between mass and weight

Answer 2

Weight is how heavy/light an object is
Mass is the matter contained in an object

Question 3

Tides are created because….

Answer 3

Gravitational reaction between earth and moon

Question 4

What changes in space? Your mass or weight?

Answer 4

Weight because it’s related to gravity

Question 5

What physical phenomenon is responsible for the orbit of the planets around the sun?

Answer 5

Universal gravitation

Question 6

Explain why does Jupiter have more moon and more impacts from comets and asteroids than Earth

Answer 6

It’s bigger and has stronger gravitational force and a bigger target

Question 7

List the planets from closest to furthest away from the Sun.

Answer 7

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Question 8

8. List the planets from largest to smallest.

Answer 8

Jupiter-saturn-Uranus-Neptune-earth-Venus-mars-mercury

Question 9

Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located?

Answer 9

Mars and jupiter

Question 10

List the planets inside the asteroid belt.

Answer 10

Mars-mercury-Venus-earth

Question 11

11. The planets inside the asteroid belt are also known as the

Answer 11

Terrestrial planets

Question 12

List two characteristics of the planets located inside the asteroid

Answer 12

Made of rock and smaller

Question 13

13. List the planets outside the asteroid belt.

Answer 13

Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune

Question 14

The planets outside the asteroid belt is also known as the

Answer 14

Gas giants

Question 15

List two characteristics of the planets located outside the asteroid belt.

Answer 15

Made of gas and larger

Question 16

What are natural satellites?

Answer 16

Moons that revolve around a planet

Question 17

17. Which planet in our solar system has the most number of moons?

Answer 17

Jupiter

Question 18

Which two planets in our solar system do not have at least one natural satellite?

Answer 18

Mercury and Venus

Question 19

Pluto is considered a

Answer 19

Dwarf planet

Question 20

All planets in the solar system are named after Roman God & Goddesses except

Answer 20

Earth

Question 21

21. What is a comet? Describe the main parts of a comet.

Answer 21

A ball of ice, rock, dust and gas. Main parts are the nucleus (rock+ice) and the halo(gas+dust)

Question 22

(TRUE/FALSE) The tail of the comet is blown by the solar wind. It always extends away from the Sun.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

(TRUE/FALSE) The halo and tail of a comet are formed only when the comet is near the Sun.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

What are the polar auroras?

Answer 24

Light in the poles. Northern+Southern hemisphere

Question 25

How are polar auroras created?

Answer 25

Solar wind colliding with earths magnetic field

Question 26

The northern light is known as the

Answer 26

Aurora borealis

Question 27

the southern light is known as the

Answer 27

Aurora australis

Question 28

Which layer of the atmosphere do polar auroras occur?

Answer 28

Thermosphere

Question 29

(TRUENFALSE) Polar auroras are visible everywhere on Earth.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

Explain the difference between Meteoroids, Meteor, and Meteorites.

Answer 30

Meteoroids are solid debris coming from the solar system
Meteors are when it enters the earths atmosphere
Meteorites are when it hits the ground

Question 31

What is an effect of a meteorite hitting the ground?

Answer 31

Can create craters/astroblemes

Question 32

What are astroblemes?

Answer 32

Physical scars caused by the impact of ancient meteorites also known as impact craters

Question 33

List the following from largest to smallest.
Meteor
Meteoroid
Meteorite
Asteroid

Answer 33

Asteroid
Meteoroid
Meteor
Meteorite