The Solar System And Beyond Lesson 1

Question 1

The path one object travels around another object

Answer 1

Orbit

Question 2

The force of attraction between any two objects due to their mass

Answer 2

Gravity

Question 3

The tendency of an object to keep moving in a straight line

Answer 3

Inertia

Question 4

One complete trip of one object around another object

Answer 4

Revolution

Question 5

A complete spin on an axis

Answer 5

Rotation

Question 6

An instrument that makes distant objects seem larger

Answer 6

Telescope

Question 7

The sun and ,all objects that orbit around it is called the

Answer 7

Solar system

Question 8

A—————— is any object that orbits another larger body

Answer 8

Satellite

Question 9

A——————- is a larger round object in space that orbits a star

Answer 9

Planet

Question 10

Is the 1st planet from the sun .

Answer 10

Mercury

Question 11

Is the 2nd planet from the sun

Answer 11

Venus

Question 12

Is the 3rd planet from the sun

Answer 12

Earth

Question 13

Is the 4th planet from the sun

Answer 13

Mars

Question 14

Is the 5th planet from the sun

Answer 14

Jupiter

Question 15

In the 6th planet from the sun

Answer 15

Saturn

Question 16

Is the 7th planet from the sun

Answer 16

Uranus

Question 17

Is the 8th planet from the sun

Answer 17

Neptune

Question 18

Planets are made of Rock and ice and their orbits cross the paths of other space objects

Answer 18

Dwarf planets

Question 19

The ——— is the center of the solar system

Answer 19

Sun

Question 20

———— and ———- keep the earth and all other planets in orbit around the sun

Answer 20

Gravity and inertia

Question 21

The ———— is the only natural satellite of the earth

Answer 21

Moon

Question 22

The moons gravity effects the earth because it causes the earths

Answer 22

Tides

Question 23

When half of the earths surface faces away from the sun we are having

Answer 23

Darkness

Question 24

——————————————- is the way something seems to move

Answer 24

Apparent motion

Question 25

As the earth rotates from west to east objects appear to move from

Answer 25

East to west

Question 26

The sun does not

Answer 26

Move

Question 27

Earths orbit around the sun takes —————- days or one year

Answer 27

365 1/4

Question 28

The ———————- happen because of both the earths tilted axis and it’s revolution around the sun

Answer 28

Seasons

Question 29

When the northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun it is having ——————— and the southern hemisphere is having summer

Answer 29

Winter

Question 30

When the northern hemisphere tilts toward the sun it is having ——————————— and the southern hemisphere is having winter

Answer 30

Summmer

Question 31

The northern hemispheres winter solstice acccurs around

Answer 31

December 21