The Solar System

Question 1

Planet

Answer 1

Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star

Question 2

Solar system

Answer 2

The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it

Question 3

Satellite

Answer 3

A neutral or artificial body that revolves around the planet

Question 4

Phase

Answer 4

The change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body; phases of the moon are cause by positions of the Earth, Sun, and the moon

Question 5

Eclipse

Answer 5

An event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another

Question 6

What is a terrestrial planet

Answer 6

terrestrial planets are the inner planets closest to the Sun, i.e. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

Question 7

What is a hydrosphere

Answer 7

You the proportion of earths water

Question 8

Asteroid

Answer 8

I a small rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between Jupiter and mars

Question 9

Gas giant

Answer 9

A planet that has a deep massive,atmosphere such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Question 10

What is a nebula?

Answer 10

a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter.

Question 11

What is a nebula model?

Answer 11

The nebular hypothesis is the most widely accepted model in the field of cosmogony to explain the formation and evolution of the Solar System. It suggests that the Solar System formed from nebulous material.

Question 12

What is a accretion?

Answer 12

the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.

Question 13

What is a comet?

Answer 13

a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.