The Solar System Flashcards

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1
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Name the planets in order

A

Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

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2
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What do all the planets in our solar system orbit

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The sun

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How does day and night happen

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The earth rotates on its axis, the half of the earth’s surface, facing towards the sun experiences daylight and the half facing away, night

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How does the earth rotate

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Standing at the North Pole, the earth rotates anti-clockwise

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5
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What direction does the sun rise and set

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It rises in the east and sets in the west

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6
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How does summer happen

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In the summer months, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and it means the sun rays are more concentrated so the temperature is higher

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How does winter happen

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During the UK winter months, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. It means that the sun’s rays are less concentrated so the temperature is lower.

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8
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What seasons is the earth tilted towards nor away from the sun

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Autumn and spring

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9
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What energy does the sun provide

A

Light and heat

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10
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What’s the name of our galaxy

A

The milky way

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Why do planets orbit the sun

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Because of gravity

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Why do u see planets if they’re non-luminous

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They reflect light just like the moon as well

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What are asteroids and what do they orbit

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They’re basically rock and metal debris. They orbit the sun between mars and Jupiter

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What are meteors

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They’re fragments of asteroids and comets which have entered the earth’s atmosphere and burn up

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What’s another name for meteors

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Shooting stars

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What’s a meteorite

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It’s if any part of the meteor reaches the surface .

17
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What’re comets

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They’re made of ice and dust and orbit the sun in a very elliptical path