Solar system

Solar system

Hook Video Solar systems

Multiple Choice

the solar system contains 11 planets

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

the solar system contains 11 planets

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Mercury , Venus, Earth and Mars are regarded as outer planets

• false

• true

Asteroid belt

• Between the inner and outer planets

• asteroids orbit around the sun as well

Multiple Choice

The asteroid belt is between the inner and outer planets

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Gravity keeps us to the ground on earth

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Gravity alone would pull all the planets into the sun

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Mercury is closer to the sun than Venus. So why is Venus hotter than Mercury? (

• Venus contains no atmosphere, which allows for no heat or radiation from the sun to be trapped.

• Venus contains an atmosphere because of the gases within the planet, which keeps the heat or radiation from the sun trapped causing a sustained increase in temperature. Mercury has no atmosphere to trap heat.

• Venus contains no atmosphere and does not allow heat to be trapped, Mercury has an atmosphere to trap heat, which keeps the heat or radiation from the sun trapped causing a sustained increase in temperature

Open Ended

Name any dwarf planet

Video on comets, asteroids and meteroids

Multiple Choice

Beyond Pluto's orbit we have a Kuiper's belt

• True

• false

Open Ended

Explain the differences between a meteoroids, meteor and meteorite

Multiple Choice

A new planet has been discovered. Its orbit is shorter than Earth’s orbit. Where might this planet be located?

• Because this new planet has a shorter orbit than earth this planet would be located within the asteroid belt, between Venus and Mars or Earth and Venus. As the planet has a shorter orbit around the sun, it would mean that the planet is closer to the sun.

• This new planet has a shorter orbit than earth this planet would be located outside the asteroid belt, As the planet has a shorter orbit around the sun, it would mean that the planet is further away from the sun.