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Question 1

Atmosphere

Answer 1

The gaseous layer surrounding Earth or another heavenly body

Question 2

Gravity

Answer 2

A force of attraction existing between 2 masses

Question 3

Satellite

Answer 3

A natural or artificial body orbiting a planet or star

Question 4

Astronomy

Answer 4

The branch of science that deals with the physical universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere

Question 5

Complete the definitions by using the correct words

What is an albedo

Answer 5

M An albedo is the amount of light or radiation reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon

Question 6

Although a sundial is a simple object and a telescope is a more complex one, both are forms of scientific technology

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What are to types of telescopes

Answer 7

Two types of telescopes are reflecting and refracting. The reflecting telescope uses mirrors and the refracting telescopes bends the light.

Question 8

What name, including middle initial, works as a good device to remember the order of visible wavelengths of light.

Answer 8

ROY.G.BIV

Question 9

Name three wavelengths of light beyond the visible spectrum.

Answer 9

Ultra vilet, Ultra red and Xrays

Question 10

Give one example of a natural and an artificial satellite of Earth

Answer 10

The moon and ISS

Question 11

Sunspots

Answer 11

Darker and cooler areas of the sun

Question 12

What parts of the sun are visible during a full solar eclipse.

Answer 12

The gas loops that shoot off the surface of the and the suns corona which is its atmosphere.

Question 13

What is a terrestrial planet?

Answer 13

Terrestrial planets are more Earth like and are the 4 for closest to the sun. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are more dense, have less mass, smaller, rotate slowly, few satellites and have no rings.

Question 14

When in its orbit does a comet have a tail and when does it not.

Answer 14

A comet has a tail when it is going around the sun. The sun burns off the dust and creates a tail. It does not have a tail it is not by the sun.

Question 15

Which way does a comets tail face and why.

Answer 15

A comets tail always faces away from the sun. It faces that way because the sun melts off the ice that way.

Question 16

The shape of the planets’ orbit is an________

Answer 16

Ellipse

Question 17

How does a sundial help you tell time.

Answer 17

The shadow. The Earth spins on its axis which makes the shadow move from one side to the other. The length of it also helps you to tell the time. If it were long it would be morning or evening. If it is short it is mid day.

Question 18

When two objects, like chalk and sandpaper, are rubbed together, what to things happen.

Answer 18

They create heat and break apart.

Question 19

Friction is ……

Answer 19

Friction is the action of one surface, material, or object rubbing against another

Question 20

A galaxy is an organized system of……

Answer 20

Millions and billions of stars, dust, gas and solar systems and are held together by gravitational attraction

Question 21

How do sunspots affect Earths weather

Answer 21

They affect Earth weather because when you can see them the weather is warmer. When they are not there, it is colder and is more drought like.

Question 22

What does the observation of the sunspots suggest

Answer 22

That the sun rotates on its axis

Question 23

What are Jovian planets.

Answer 23

Jovian planets are the 4 planets farthest away from the sun. They are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. They were named after Jupiter which was named after a Roman god Jove. They are less dense, have more mass, bigger, rotate rapidly, have many satellites and have ring.