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Unit 5.1: Components of the Solar System

Unit 5.1: Components of the Solar System

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7th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space?

Back

Orbit

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a spherical region that surrounds the solar system, extends from the Kuiper belt to almost halfway to the nearest star, and contains billions of comets?

Back

Oort cloud

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a region of the solar system that starts just beyond the orbit of Neptune and contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice?

Back

Kuiper belt

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which modern scientific tool was crucial in identifying objects in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud?

Back

Detecting faint objects with an advanced telescope

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a celestial body that revolves around a body that is greater in mass than itself and is a natural satellite?

Back

Moon

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the name of the belt that contains many small icy bodies and is located beyond Neptune?

Back

Kuiper belt

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for a small body of ice and dust that can become a comet when it approaches the sun?

Back

Nucleus

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