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 large, round object in space that orbits another 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

_______ is 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

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, Inertia

Question 21

The _____ is the only natural satellite of the Earth

Answer 21

Moon

Question 22

The moon’s gravity affects the Earth because it causes the Earth’s _______

Answer 22

Tides

Question 23

When half of the Earth’s surface faces the Sun, we are having ________

Answer 23

Daylight

Question 24

When half of the Earth’s surface faces away from the Sun, we are having __________

Answer 24

Darkness

Question 25

_____________ is the way something seems to move

Answer 25

Apparent motion

Question 26

As the Earth rotates from West to East, objects appear to move from ________ to _________

Answer 26

East, West

Question 27

The Sun does not ______

Answer 27

Move

Question 28

Earth’s orbit around the Sun takes ____________ days or one year

Answer 28

365 1/4

Question 29

The ___________ happen because of both the Earth’s tilted axis and its revolution the Sun

Answer 29

Seasons

Question 30

When the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the Sun, it is having _______ and the Southern Hemisphere is having summer

Answer 30

Winter

Question 31

When the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun, it is having ________ and the Southern Hemisphere is having winter

Answer 31

Summer

Question 32

The Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice occurs around __________ each year

Answer 32

June 21

Question 33

The Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice occurs around __________

Answer 33

December 21