7th Grade Unit 6 Review

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What is the habitable zone?

Back

A zone with the correct distance away from the Sun where conditions are suitable for life.

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Why is the habitable zone called the Goldilocks zone?

Back

Because the conditions for life are just right, not too hot and not too cold.

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What celestial bodies are included in our Solar System?

Back

Planets, moons, and the Sun.

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True or False: The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

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False.

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Which planet is the sixth from the Sun?

Back

Saturn.

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What is a planet?

Back

A celestial body that orbits a star, is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.

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What is the difference between a planet and a moon?

Back

A planet orbits a star, while a moon orbits a planet.

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What is the Sun?

Back

A star at the center of our Solar System that provides light and heat.

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What is an orbit?

Back

The path one celestial body takes around another due to gravitational forces.

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What is gravity?

Back

A force that attracts two bodies towards each other, keeping planets in orbit around the Sun.