11-18: Solar System Flashcard

Front

What is the turning of an object on its axis called?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is a large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system?

Back

Planet

Front

Which planet do we live on?

Back

Earth

Front

What is a celestial body that revolves around a planet?

Back

Moon

Front

What is an object that is found in the solar system, orbits the Sun, and is much smaller than a planet?

Back

Asteroid

Front

What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the name of the belt of icy bodies beyond Neptune?

Back

Kuiper Belt

Front

What is the name of the cloud of icy bodies that is thought to exist at the farthest reaches of the solar system?

Back

Oort Cloud

Front

What do we call the path that a planet takes as it revolves around the Sun?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for a planet to complete one full revolution around the Sun?

Back

Year